27 March - 2 April 2003 [631]
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Imploding strategy
A week into the war and it is the planners of the illegal invasion who are in shock, writes Hani Shukrallah
Limiting the damage
Since war has been launched, Cairo wants it swift and limited. Nevine Khalil and Soha Abdelaty report on the Egyptian positionParliamentary rage
The arrest of two Nasserist MPs for allegedly inciting anti-US protests triggered a furious response in parliament. Gamal Essam El-Din reportsMobilising the NDP
The ruling party's cadres were mobilised this week to keep anti-war protests in check. Gamal Essam El-Din reportsEgyptAir on crisis footing
The outbreak of war in Iraq has led to serious disruptions in Egypt's aviation sector, reports Amira IbrahimFair fares well
Despite the war, and the absence of the US and the UK, it was more or less business as usual at the Cairo International Fair last week, reports Eman YoussefDebating jihad
Jihad need not imply a war of religions. Gihan Shahine reports on the state of the debateNewsreel
Iin an upholding of Egypt's commitment towards the agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), the Egyptian judicial system recently refused a request made by an Egyptian pharmaceuticals company...'It will never be the same'
People's anger rose to unprecedented levels this week as the invasion of Iraq began. Shaden Shehab monitors the mood on Cairo's streetsA day at 'Hyde Park'
Two days of massive anti-war street demonstrations rocked Cairo last week. Mass arrests followed. Amira Howeidy reportsSecurity alert
Hundreds of anti-war activists and demonstrators have reportedly been detained following clashes with police. Officials told Jailan Halawi that they are merely reacting to security threatsClick to view caption
Thousands gather in Tahrir Square on the first day of the war; the scene in front of Al-Azhar after Friday prayers; the angry crowd tries to leave the mosque; on the street, police attempt to disperse the gathering using water cannons Click to view caption
Anti-riot forces try to divide the protestors; chanting against the war; property damage; closing off streets near Tahrir; smoke rises over the corniche as a fire truck burns on Friday afternoonBetween the wars
Israelis and Palestinians spent the first days of war neither scurrying to bunkers nor taking to the streets. They were watching TV, writes Graham Usher in Tel Aviv and JerusalemHome to roost
Sudan's marginalised peoples are jostling for a say in the decision-making process after years of neglect by the central government, writes Gamal NkrumahRemembering Rachel
Rachel Corrie, who was killed by a bulldozer in Gaza last week, was remembered by her family and friends back home, Khaled Dawoud , in Washington, was among the mournersThwarting the state
Sharon is building a second separation fence, on the eastern side of the West Bank to connect with the first one. Jonathan Cook , in Jerusalem, reports
Flicker in the fog
Galal Nassar reviews the military situation one week after the allied aggression against Iraq
...and the war machineWhat went wrong?
US officials at the Pentagon are having a hard time explaining why the war against Iraq has not been a piece of cake so far, Khaled Dawoud reports from WashingtonAn open condemnation
It has been a few decades since the last time Arabs openly condemned the US. Dina Ezzat reports on the recent Arab Foreign Ministers MeetingSolitary Kuwait
By publicly supporting and offering unprecedented facilities to the US-led attack against Iraq, Kuwait has landed itself in an unenviableposition. Dina Ezzat reportsHow to win the war, and lose the peace
The US administration is set to make itself even more deeply unpopular over its plans for post-war Iraq, writes Mohamed Hakki from WashingtonBracing for the worst
The Iraqi opposition in exile may have been manipulating the expectations of their US patrons, Iraqi analysts told Omayma Abdel-LatifIt is yet to be seen
Aziza Sami looks at the coverage of the war in the Arab pressBlair's Waterloo?
Blair is only one stray bomb away from regime change himself, writes Alistair Alexander from LondonWaiting for the refugees
The expected influx of Iraqi refugees fleeing the war hasn't happened -- yet. But, as Rasha Saad reports, UNHCR is preparing for a worst-case scenarioFrance to resist US plans for Iraq
Having failed to prevent a US-led war on Iraq, France now aims to influence the shape of the post-war settlement, writes David Tresilian in ParisPressing on with the protests
With hopes of a lightning allied victory over Iraq dashed by the surprise spirited Iraqi resistance, peace activists around the world are upbeat about the global anti-war campaign, writes Gamal NkrumahArabs show their rage
Outrage over the US-British war on Iraq has spilled onto Arab streets. Sherine Bahaa reportsCold Turkey over Iraq
The US has begun to close bases in Turkey and abandon its plans to open a second front against Baghdad amid growing fears of a possible clash between US and Turkish forces in northern Iraq. Gareth Jenkins reports from IstanbulResources of hope
The two major catastrophes currently facing the Arab world, the US-led war against Iraq and the Israeli war against the Palestinians, dominate political debate. At a roundtable organised by Al-Ahram Weekly this week, Edward Said and a number of political analysts debated the challenges the Arabs face today. Amina Elbendary attended
Where it hurts
The war in Iraq is hitting Egypt right in the pocket. Al-Ahram Weekly surveys the falloutStocking up for war
The US attack on Iraq is putting pressure on Egyptian businesses and pushing worried consumers to the supermarkets. Yasmine El-Rashidi listens in to the echoes of war on the streets of Cairo
Beyond logic
The onus is on Washington to correct the mistakes that led to the Iraqi tragedy, writes Ibrahim NafieA war like no other
But not quite as it was trailed. Hani Shukrallah looks back from the perspective of day sixBanning war
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed warns that weapons of mass destruction are threatening the human race with extinction and believes the time has come to ban wars altogetherThe death of the UN (redux)
The 'New World Order' proclaimed by Bush Sr in 1991 only took hold this week, writes Jean AllainEnd of the Arab order?
Will the Arab region withstand the crises it is currently facing? Hassan Nafaa explores its past and current predicamentsBarbaric ambition
As the missiles started dropping on Iraq, Noam Chomsky wrote down his thoughtsIraq and the inspectors
Looking back at the UN inspection process in Iraq, Fawzi H Hammad , former president of Egypt's Atomic Energy Authority, assesses the cooperation balance sheetHi-tech quagmire
The war against Iraq was no picnic, and the bombs were not as smart as they were billed to be. Azmi Bishara says the solidarity with Iraq has paid offA just future for Iraq
Iraq must remain united and free once the guns fall silent. Taha Abdel-Alim calls for Arab actionEditorial: Uniting for peace
he world watches powerlessly as the American and British military unleash their full force on Iraq...Close up: No picnic
There is no doubt that the US and Britain possess unmatched military and combative skills and capabilities...
By Salama A SalamaSoapbox: Kinship of the poor
When in 1990 the French proposed an international conference to address conflicts involving Palestine and Iraq it was met with an unequivocal response from President Bush Sr...
By Soheir MursiImmoral war
An overwhelmingly powerful state attacking a far from powerful country without legal or even moral justification: what a monstrosity it is...
By Naguib MahfouzBahgory One-line: ALI AL-EBEIDI
A homage to Mokhtar
Nehad Selaiha watches as statues briefly come to life in Walid Aouni's Mahmoud Mokhtar and the Khamaseen WindsIn progress: Vocational chores
Karima Mansour graduated from the Cinema Institute in 1991. In the same year she started a professional formation dance course in Italy, and from 1993 to 1997 attended the London School of Contemporary Dance, earning both a BA and an MA...Plain Talk
The war on Iraq has brought back memories of an earlier invasion of the same country. In 1917 the British invaded Iraq, which was then under Ottoman control...Of musical subtleties
Amal Choucri Catta splashes in the fountainsCosmopolitan grass roots
Speaking to filmmaker Sandra Nashaat, Sherif Iskander Nakhla takes stock of the second in a series of hip comic hitsPhoto Caption
Baghdad: before the bombs begin to fall..
Confronting water
Of all of the social and natural resource crises facing the world today, which lies at the heart of our survival? Fatemah Farag considers the crucial issue of water scarcityWater no longer flows naturally
On the occasion of the Third World Water Forum and World Water Day, Koïchiro Matsuura calls for a new water culture
Islamic records enshrined in stone
Al-Ashraf Street in Cairo's Al-Sayeda Nafissa area is an open-air museum with exquisite Islamic architecture and monuments. Saleh Lamei , director of the Centre for Conservation and Preservation of Islamic Architectural Heritage, tells the story of each building as he walks byDig Days: Priest of the desert
Many Egyptian scientists living abroad have made their mark, and their achievements have reflected both on their mother country and their host nation...
By Zahi HawassBecoming a habit
Ahli's handball team tasted victory yet again, reports Inas MazharHalf - time: Sports at a time like this?
The war against Iraq has had an impact on all aspects of life be they political, economic, cultural or social...The test to come
Egypt bashed Qatar but the real thing still lies ahead, writes Eric AsomughaCaptain Marvellous
CAPTAIN Ricky Ponting was full of praise at a job well done after Australia went undefeated in clinching their third World Cup crown...Briefs
Cory Spinks, the son of former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, took the IBF welterweight title from Italian Michele Piccirillo with a unanimous decision on Saturday...
In the land of the Greeks
A detailed description of Greece was published in several instalments in Al-Ahram in 1931. The newspaper's correspondent, writes Professor Yunan Labib Rizk , reviewed the country's business, agriculture and industry and how they compared with Egypt's
Annie Higgins: Bread and conscience
She is finding friends, not looking for victims
By Annie Higgins:
Pack of Cards
By Madame SosostrisLimelight
By Lubna Abdel-Aziz