Al-Ahram Weekly Online   23 - 29 June 2011
Issue No. 1053
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Values and the revolution
To return Egypt to health it is not enough to purge individuals; so much more needs to be overhauled, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
Miqati's government and the Western wager
Born in turbulence, the survival of Lebanon's Miqati government is far from assured, writes Saleh Bakr Al-Tayyar
The new Islamist scene in Egypt
The more democracy gains hold in Egypt, the more fragmented will be the Islamist political scene, writes Khalil El-Anani
Fighting for the right to return
Palestinian marches on the borders of Israel over recent weeks have put the right of return back on the international agenda, writes Mohsen Saleh
'Political Islam' à la Turkey
The economy alone fails to explain Turkey's success, argues Ramzy Baroud
To be nuclear or not?
Whether, and in what form, Egypt pursues civil nuclear energy, there is a need to change decision-making processes for such projects, writes Mohamed Anis Salem
Waging another unconstitutional war
US President Barack Obama and NATO are not doing enough to find a political solution to the Libyan crisis, writes Ralph Nader
Rightward drift on display
As Republican candidates for next year's US presidential elections get in line, it is notable how far the party has veered to the right, writes James Zogby
Sarkozy's war
The French president started the Libyan war -- what drove him to risk the effort, asks Robert Harneis

Editorial:
Pure opportunism

Close up:
The ETUF debacle
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Mapping the future
By Sameh Fawzi


This week:
Mohamed El-Orabi

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