Al-Ahram Weekly Online   17 - 23 March 2011
Issue No. 1039
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Democracy, Egyptian style
Egypt's revolution was brought about by Egyptian people, who should now be suspicious of offers of Western aid, writes Sajida Tasneem
Palestine and the power of civil society
The growing momentum behind civil society initiatives, like the boycott movement against Israel, shows that ordinary people are more powerful than brute force, writes Ramzy Baroud
Massacring truth: the story of Jenin Jenin
Israel's campaign against Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Bakri's film Jenin Jenin is part of a twisted logic that demands that Palestinians apologise for Israeli crimes, writes Seraj Assi
Realism and romanticism
Now that the first flush of euphoria has passed, it is time to get down to the hard issues of building a new democratic order, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
Revolution in danger
Along with obvious enemies, like remnants of the former regime, the Egyptian revolution faces a number of challenges that could rob it of vital momentum, writes Ammar Ali Hassan
King not fit to lead
In the end, the hyped King hearings on Muslim radicalisation in the US were nothing but a waste of public money, writes James Zogby
We're not that different after all
The popular revolutions sweeping the region disprove all the lies previously told about the Arabs and their values, writes El-Sayed Amin Shalabi
Socio-economic ripple effects
While Facebook may have helped organise the protests that led up to Egypt's revolution, its real importance had to do with costs, writes Arne Klau
The future of Egypt's past
What lessons does European and Egyptian history hold for the present generation of Egyptian revolutionaries, asks Leslie Croxford

Editorial:
Have we won?

Close up:
Gaddafi's offensive
By Salama A Salama


This week:
Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour

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