Al-Ahram Weekly Online   31 March - 6 April 2011
Issue No. 1041
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Blueprint for the future
Charting the course for the next several months, the ruling military has just issued an elaborate constitutional declaration but not all are content. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
NATO takes charge
Coalition military action in Libya entered a new phase this week, with NATO taking over operational command and an international conference being held in London, David Tresilian reports from Paris
Changing of the guard
Veteran journalist Labib El-Sebaai was yesterday appointed chairman of the board of Al-Ahram, replacing Dr Abdel-Monem Said who was in charge of the establishment for almost two years...
Heading for headwaters
Egypt's Prime Minister Essam Sharaf headed to the headwaters of the River Nile and to the country's roots and strategic depths, reasons Gamal Nkrumah
Message from the young Brothers
Is the revolution changing Egypt's largest opposition group? Amira Howeidy seeks answers in the Muslim Brotherhood's first youth conference
Foreign look
The change of style and content of Egyptian foreign policy might be limited but is sure to be significant. Dina Ezzat reports
Anti- strike law effective?
The new law banning protests is raising many eyebrows, writes Shaden Shehab
Party time
While hailing the new law regulating the foundation of political parties as a positive step towards democracy political forces still have reservations, reports Mona El-Nahhas
Seeking restitution
The Coalition of the 25 January Revolution is calling demonstrators back to Tahrir Square to demand the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and leading figures from his regime, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
The 'p' puzzle
Will superstar preacher Amr Khaled end up being president? Gihan Shahine wonders
Old claims rehashed
The daughter of Anwar El-Sadat has accused former president Hosni Mubarak of involvement in her father's assassination, reports Reem Leila
Back to square one?
Protesters are being called back to Tahrir, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky
Snipers in the dark
While investigations are continuing as to who killed over 600 peaceful protesters, Nesmahar Sayed reports that much information has yet to emerge
What's in a name?
Supporters of former president Mubarak remain active. But their numbers are quickly dwindling as more details on the corrupt practices of the former regime are uncovered, reports Khaled Dawoud
Premature revival
Fears of spiral losses seemed to be groundless with the market moving between record leaps and limited gains. Sherine Abdel-Razek asks about the reasons of the revival and how sustainable it is
Pound's subtle slide
A better than expected stock market performance helped cushion the pound from a sharp fall this week although experts believe it will continue to gradually depreciate, writes Niveen Wahish
Israel's narrowing options
The spread of democratic revolutions in the Arab world has already blunted the usual belligerence of Israel, writes Saleh Al-Naami
Gaddafi's juggernaut
Will the Libyan legend end as did the Aztec Montezuma, or will he fight to the bitter end as did the Apache Geronimo, asks Gamal Nkrumah
Defusing another UN timebomb
Turkey's decision to take the lead in the NATO mission against Libya is a bold example of Turkey's determination to play the leading role in the region -- and within NATO itself, says Eric Walberg
Libya and lessons not learned
The same questions that were not answered adequately before the US invasion of Iraq are not being answered now about US military action in Libya, writes James Zogby
Can Bashar pull it off?
Embattled but popular among some local and regional forces, Syria's president is facing the gravest political test of his time in office, writes Bassel Oudat
Saleh stalls as Yemen unravels
The Yemeni crisis has reached a dangerous turning point, with Al-Qaeda the unknown third party, warns Nasser Arrabyee
In search of reading for all
Newly appointed chairman of the General Egyptian Book Organisation Ahmed Megahed talks to Nevine El-Aref about his plans to revive the great institution
Mission aborted
Following Egypt's defeat by South Africa, the Football Association will hold an urgent meeting to discuss the future of the coach and his crew. Inas Mazhar reports
Libya

Libyan rebel youth jubilates in Bin Jawad, 150km east of Gaddai's hometown of Sirte...
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How a revolution succeeds
For the Egyptian revolution to succeed, a hard look must be taken at the modern world and strategies formulated for how Egypt can catch up with others, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
For the love of Egypt
Palestinians in Gaza knew that their freedom was also at stake in the events that unfolded in Cairo's Tahrir Square, writes Ramzy Baroud
The crescent and the cross
In the first in a series of articles, Jill Kamil traces the historical amity between Muslims and Christians in Egypt
The height of hypocrisy
Ostensibly to defend the people, the Revolutionary Committees Gaddafi set up in the 1970s became fearsome tools of his unrestrained dictatorship, writes Mohamed Hafez
Revisiting assumptions, old and new
If the Egyptian revolution has taught us anything it is that traditional assumptions can be reversed, writes Mohamed Anis Salem
From discord to accord
The polarisation around the constitutional amendments referendum should serve as a warning that for the Egyptian revolution to survive, consensus, not division, must prevail, writes Khalil El-Anani
Salama A Salama:
Safe exit

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