Framing Islam
Since the time of the Crusades, Islam has been the West's preferred -- and hated -- other, the mirror in which it could project its own violence. Omayma Abdel-Latif-- writing from London -- observes similar forces at work in British press reports on Islamist violence
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Without silver linings
Dark, grey, smoky. And despite what you may have read the smog that enveloped Cairo this week was not the result of rice burning. Mariz Tadros investigates |
The Barak deal
Apart from the opening of the safe passage, it hasn't been a good week for the Palestinian Authority. Graham Usher in Jerusalem explains why
'One day we'll rise again -- and return'
'Final status' talks are supposed to settle the fate of the Palestinian Diaspora after decades of displacement. But disillusionment, rather than hope, prevails among refugees in Ain Hilweh. David Hirst, in Sidon, writes
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Pluralism 'within limits'
Tunisian President Zine Al-Abidine Bin Ali won a third term in office in elections billed as a step on the road to political pluralism, but "within certain limits". The fact that he won by 99.44 per cent of the vote seemed to underline these limits, writes Dalal Abu Ghazaleh |
Carnage in Grozny
Its denials notwithstanding, Moscow cannot wash its hands of the civilian blood spilt in Chechnya, writes Abdel-Malek Khalil from Moscow
Discontent all round
The US Senate's rejection of the nuclear test ban treaty has dealt a severe blow not just to world security and well-being, but also to a universal sense of justice, writes Gamal Nkrumah from Washington
Time to pay for torture
As the hour of judgement draws near for an unrepentant Pinochet, Sameh Naguib reviews the career and retirement prospects of America's most-favoured terrorist
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On 17 October, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty offered an opportunity to assess the situation. The verdict? Despite global efforts to combat the phenomenon, it still encompasses a quarter of the world's population. Al-Ahram Weekly reviews the situation in Egypt
'Will, wisdom and work'
Efforts to eradicate poverty in Egypt have not been entirely successful. Is this the result of a shortage in resources or inconsistent planning? Gihan Shahine and photographer Khaled El-Fiqi find possible answers in a "model village"
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A golden harvest
Across the country, olives are being harvested and the first bottles of precious oil have been set aside to mellow. Fayza Hassan and photographer Randa Shaath sample the season's crop
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Russian rage
RUSSIAN troops blasted the Chechnyan capital of Grozny with tactical missiles and unleashed a heavy artillery bombardment as Russian President Boris Yeltsin vowed to get rid of "terrorism" in the region. --read on--
Longer vision
THE SENIOR UN humanitarian co-ordinator in Iraq, Hans Von Sponeck, has urged Security Council members to detach discussions on humanitarian relief issues for Iraqi civilians from the more controversial political issues of disarmament. --read on--
First trip
IRANIAN President Mohamed Khatami arrived in Paris yesterday for a two-day visit -- the first trip by an Iranian head of state to France in the past two decades. --read on--
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Success on the second try
On his second attempt, Moroccan Karim Alami lived up to his top-ranked seed, winning Egypt's International Tennis Challenger. Inas Mazhar reports
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