Al-Ahram Weekly Online   18 - 24 February 2010
Issue No. 986
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Is one Iraqi's self-hatred newsworthy?
News dictated by colonial expediency is neither honest nor fit to print, writes M Shahid Alam
Gauging the state of the nation
Abdel-Moneim Said navigates a path between conflicting methodologies and mountains of sometimes dubious facts and figures
In Focus: Israel's coming war
War is in Israel's nature; indeed, it is its essence, writes Galal Nassar
India's path to global power?
If India is to take up the mantle of global leader status, it must remain open and welcoming, not closed and driven by fear and prejudice, writes Aijaz Zaka Syed
Fact and fictions
With the threat of yet another Israeli war in the Middle East looming, Israeli propaganda is likely to start raising its ugly head, writes Ramzy Baroud
Gaza: A dark comedy
At first the Goldstone Report seemed a breakthrough. Now most hopes for justice have been dissipated, writes Curtis Doebbler

Editorial:
Iranians recalculate

Close up:
Elections: why bother?
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Striking gold
By Samir Sobhi


This week:
Amr Moussa

Cartoon by Gomaa

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