Al-Ahram Weekly Online   13 - 19 October 2011
Issue No. 1068
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

On state and nation
The ongoing crisis regarding Egypt's Copts is more than a national security issue, going to the heart of the Egyptian state and the identity of all Egyptians, writes Ahmed El-Tonsi
Steve Jobs still lives
The biography of Apple's renowned CEO shows that individuals matter in history, and that they can change the world profoundly, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
When uprisings fail
The failure of popular revolutions does not give way to stability; on the contrary, unmet aspirations seethe below the surface, heightening instability, writes Eman Ragab
Washington's long hand
The killing of theological blogger Anwar Al-Awlaki in Yemen by a CIA drone demonstrates the US's increasing use of death squads to silence critics abroad, writes James Petras
Truth and falsehood in Syria
There are at least 23 reasons why we should be careful about uncritically accepting Western views of the insurrection in Syria, writes Jeremy Salt in Ankara
Voters are in a deep funk
Amid a deeply divided electorate, apathy may be the only common ground in present day America, writes James Zogby
Afghanistan: Ten years of tragedy
Does the US have incompetent, misguided military planners, asks Ramzy Baroud

Editorial:
Notes on the margin of the revolution

Close up:
Stop the 'fulul'!
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Revolutionary extraordinaire
By Makram Mohamed Ahmed

Cartoon by Gomaa

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