Al-Ahram Weekly Online   3 - 9 March 2011
Issue No. 1037
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Egypt in dialogue
Assem El-Kersh reports on an open exchange of views on the political future
Farewell to Pharaohs
The eight constitutional amendments announced on Sunday mark the end of the presidency being a lifetime occupation, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Mubarak heads the list
New names are being added daily to the list of former government officials charged with abuse of office and corruption, reports Mona El-Nahhas
Mixed messages
The state-owned media, both broadcast and print, faces an uphill struggle, reports Doaa El-Bey
One more headache
Burundi has become the sixth African country to sign the Nile Basin Initiative, thus risking Egypt's share of the Nile waters, Reem Leila reports
Burying the truth
A month after the beginning of the 25 January Revolution former interior minister Habib El-Adli is finally facing charges of ordering the police to fire on demonstrators, killing at least 361. But rights groups tell Amira Howeidy the death toll could be much higher
Back to the table
A week of growing tension between the military and youth movements has been defused, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky
Push and pull
While the Sinai Peninsula is being flooded with protests and strikes, Bedouins and the government are closing ranks, Amirah Ibrahim reports
Dialogue.com
In a unique forum of communication, Hillary Clinton went online with young Egyptians, Nader Habib reports
Antiquities attacked
An armed gang has attacked storage spaces at the Giza plateau, stealing various artefacts, reports Nevine El-Aref
An American view of change
From shoulder shrugs and defensive humour to smiles and laughter: Sarah Blakemore shares her experience of the Egyptian revolution
Learning from others' mistakes
There is a Russian proverb: only a fool learns from his own mistakes. As Georgia's foreign minister visits his Egyptian counterpart, there are lessons for Egypt in the colour revolutions of eastern Europe and the ex-Soviet Union, notes Eric Walberg
Ways forward for Al-Azhar
Al-Azhar's stance during the Egyptian revolution delivered a further blow to the institution's dwindling credibility, though this may be about to change, says Gihan Shahine
Colonel's curse
Oil-rich Libya's predicament is a precursor to self-serving Western meddling which fuels fratricide, says Gamal Nkrumah
An arduous return
Many thousands of expatriates -- including Egyptians -- are fleeing Libya as the situation worsens, with relief agencies struggling to cope, reports Doaa El-Bey
Too close friends?
As attempts to end the Libyan crisis took shape this week, questions were being asked about the cosy state of European-Libyan relations, writes David Tresilian in Paris
Piling the pressure on Gaddafi
The United Nations Security Council's decision to refer the Libyan leader to the ICC represents a change, not a revolution, writes Graham Usher at the UN
Costly democracy
The situation in Libya will be taking its toll on the Egyptian economy, Sherine Nasr reports
Israel's historic loss
The Arab revolutions spreading across the region are a death knell to Israel, Israeli analysts agree, writes Saleh Al-Naami
Whither the Palestinian Authority?
Stripped of its stalwart Arab defender in Mubarak, the Palestinian Authority is under greater pressure than ever to cut all relations with Israel, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Palestine
Serious Syrians
More than 2,000 people demonstrated outside one of Damascus's most prominent markets to protest against the beating of a young man by a policeman. Many observers believe this is a very telling incident, reports Bassel Oudat in Damascus
No Yemeni crystal ball
A maze of conflicting tribal allegiances, Saudi money trails and desperate jockeying by the president makes for a confusing, frightening situation in Yemen, says Nasser Arrabyee
Clear and present chance
How is Jordan faring in the midst of the sweltering Arab world? Oula Farawati in Amman analyses the calls for change facing new Prime Minister Maarouf Bakhit
The Gulf gets the message
Protests demanding reform are gaining momentum even in the traditionally conservative oil-rich Gulf kingdoms, writes Sherine Bahaa
The second rise of Moussa
Dina Ezzat observes as Amr Moussa gets ready to run for the Egyptian presidency
Coup in Coup Square
While Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamanei supported Egypt's 25 January Revolution, attitudes have been different regarding the country's own protest movement, writes Amani Maged
Investors waiting it out
Observers do not know what to make of the new make-shift government, writes Niveen Wahish
Babies, bathwater and Egypt's new economy
Akrum Bastawi argues that changes to economic policy should look at fixing what was not working with the system rather than to superficially presume that everything was wrong
An uncertain welcome
Despite his success in launching the Al-Sawy Culture Wheel, Mohamed El-Sawy, the newly appointed minister of culture, has not been received with open arms, reports Nevine El-Aref
Unknown zone
The African Champions League match doesn't necessarily mean the return of the domestic league. Inas Mazhar reports
Libya

The pre-1969 Revolution Libyan tricolour --the red, black and green flag with white crescent and star -- is hoist high over the cities of eastern Libya that have declared their emancipation from the rule of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi...
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Islam in the insurrection?
By Hossam Tammam and Patrick Haenni
To Egypt With Love
By Gamal Nkrumah
Graffiti of the uprising
By Hala Salah Eldin Hussein
Seeking a Libyan lion
By Lubna Abdel Aziz

 

Carrying through the revolution
The revolutionary upheavals in the Middle East must not be for naught, demands Mohamed El-Moktar
Arabs challenge Israeli propagand
The democratic revolutions sweeping North Africa have put paid to Tel Aviv's elaborate web of lies about the Arabs, writes Ramzy Baroud
Last dictator standing
The popular revolts sweeping the Middle East are not just directed against despots like Gaddafi, but also against those who have propped them up, writes Aijaz Zaka Syed
The revolution and foreign policy
Amid Egypt's revolutionary fervour, key questions of national security must be addressed, and some urgently, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
Ethnic politics in America
The strength of the United States is its diversity, as the Democratic Party knows and practises, writes James Zogby
Egypt's fifth president
Given the grievances and aspirations of Egyptians who have taken to the streets and the challenges the country faces, what qualities should Egypt's fifth president possess, asks Ezzedine Choukri Fishere
Good-bye despotism
Similar popular uprisings, same brutal reaction by ruling regimes, same result: the end of despotic regimes is neigh across the Arab world, writes Khalil El-Anani

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