Al-Ahram Weekly Online   6 - 12 January 2011
Issue No. 1030
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

A moment of recognition
President Mubarak denounces the New Year's Eve attack on Copts and calls it a "national security" concern, reports Dina Ezzat
Room for religion and rights
Much is at stake as the repercussions of the Alexandria's church tragedy unfold signalling the urgency for upholding full citizenship status. Gamal Nkrumah sounds out the country's top rights advocates
Shock waves
Mohamed Abdel-Baky finds Alexandria in a state of horror and sadness
Is Al-Qaeda just a pawn?
The impact of Al-Qaeda's activities of late suggests the group is now being controlled by foreign powers to enact agendas that war and occupation couldn't achieve, writes Azmi Ashour
The axis of evil and the conspiracy theory
Inevitably, conspiracy theories abound about the perpetrators of the attack on Al-Qidisayn Church. Jailan Halawi sifts through the debris
Anger and solidarity
The Alexandria church attack brought out both sentiments in ample portions, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky
Anarchic media
The terrorist attacks on the Two Saints Church in Alexandria provoked a slurry of mixed messages on the new media, reports Ahmed Abu Ghazala

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