Al-Ahram Weekly Online   25 April - 1 May 2012
Issue No. 1095
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

War between the two Sudans
The ongoing conflict between North and South Sudan and the threat of these countries' further fragmentation hold lessons for the Arab order as a whole, writes Galal Nassar
More than the Al-Assad regime
In danger of imploding as a result of its leadership's folly and hostile forces abroad, it is what Syria has always stood for that should be uppermost in our minds, writes Ghada Karmi
The nightmare of Gaza prisoners
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worse than ever, with Israeli propagandists silencing protests and beating the drum for war against Iran, writes Ralph Nader
Deir Yassin remembered
This year marks the 67th anniversary of the massacre at Deir Yassin, one of the most appalling crimes carried out by the Jewish Irgun and Stern gangs in Palestine, writes Felicity Arbuthnot
East Africa at the brink
There are hidden hands behind Sudan's Oil War, warns Ramzy Baroud
The awakening must continue
What lessons do earlier revolutions hold for Egypt's revolution, asks Ahmad Naguib Roushdy
Is the Arab Spring over?
While it might not have died, the Arab Spring has not lived up to its promise, though much has changed, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
The mufti goes to Jerusalem
The mufti's recent visit to Jerusalem was a way of showing solidarity with the people of a city suffering under decades of occupation, says Mohammed Moustafa Orfy
Revolution at the crossroads
With the rapid fall from grace of some Islamists leaders, the Egyptian public is waking up to the real requirements of revolution, writes Ayman El-Amir

Editorial:
Political opportunism and the presidential race

Close up:
Wasting time
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
The bumpy road to democracy
By Amina Shafiq


This week:
Ahmed bin Bella

Cartoon by Gomaa

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