Al-Ahram Weekly Online   23 - 29 February 2011
Issue No. 1086
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

The revolution continues
Did the recent elections halt the revolution? Not if it is seen as a process of ongoing change, writes Ahmed El-Tonsi
Out of the bottleneck
Ending military rule is the only way out of Egypt's political and social impasse, writes Seif Abu Zeid
Warm water, cold war
There is a dangerous contest going on between the US and China for the Asia-Pacific, writes Ramzy Baroud
Seize the initiative
There is much that can be done to follow up on Palestine's bid for UN membership, asserts John Whitbeck in his open letter
Fog on the Nile
Egypt must climb out of its present foggy abyss, says Charlotte El-Shabrawy
Written on the wall
The Shura Council elections expose the limits of the ability of Islamist forces to mobilise the public, writes Ammar Ali Hassan
Old echoes
Pre-revolutionary vices mar Egypt's less than brave new world, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
The sick man of the Arabs
Al-Assad and his clique have to be routed out, says Ayman El-Amir
Society and the role of scientific research
High profile and immensely costly projects such as the city of science are a far from efficient way to attempt the regeneration of Egyptian society, argues Tharwat El-Sherbini

Editorial:
Identity crisis

Close up:
Presidential hopefuls
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
What do the revolutionaries want?
By Wafaa Zeinhom


This week:
Mohamed Abdel-Hadi Allam

Cartoon by Gomaa

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