Al-Ahram Weekly Online
22 - 28 November 2001
Issue No.561
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Forcing the issue
Additional US troops, expected soon in Afghanistan, will attempt to end Taliban rule and arrest Osama Bin Laden, reports Absar Alam from Islamabad

The Powell doctrine
Colin Powell's speech on US policy in the region left Israel relieved and the Palestinians apprehensive, writes Graham Usher from

OPEN PAGEOpinion

Ibrahim Nafie:
Washington reconsiders
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
The Bush-Putin rapprochement
Hani Shukrallah:
Let's (all) go fly a kite
Mustafa Kamel El-Sayed:
Letter to an American friend

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Islamists face military trial
Defendants facing a military court on charges of forming a terrorist organisation say they are victims of the fallout of 11 September

Trying times
Judgement has been handed down at last in the Queen Boat trial

Checkpoint in Tulkarm
There were no celebrations over Israel's "withdrawal" from Tulkarm. There was no withdrawal. Graham Usher reports from a caged-in town

Robbed and humiliated
Palestinians living in Israel are not only forced to resist the confiscation of their land, they also see their efforts hampered by racist laws and police brutality, writes Jonathan Cook from the village of Tira

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Back to square one
With the Taliban losing its control over most Afghan cities, civil war is likely to sweep the country, Absar Alam writes from Islamabad

America's 'disappeard'
Is America turning into a banana republic? Mohamed Hakki sees the signs

Imaging the future
Brute murderers, religious fanatics and abusers of women. What can Arabs and Muslims do to break down harmful stereotypes? Omayma Abdel-Latif reports on a recent attempt to do just that

Profiling racism
How "civilised" is harassing and detaining people on racial, ethnic and religious grounds? Fatemah Farag checks in

Plus ça change...
Assessing the US and Northern Alliance's military-strategic performance in Afghanistan, Galal Nassar asks what the seemingly impressive results mean for the country's internal stability in the future

The issue at hand
NA commander Haji Mohamed Mohaqiq talks to Al-Ahram Weekly on the Hazara minority, allegations of human rights infractions and Afghanistan's future leadership

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OPEN PAGEEconomy
The tip of the iceberg?
Observers have hailed President Hosni Mubarak's plan to abolish the Ministry of Economy and increase the Central Bank of Egypt's autonomy in managing monetary policy, but they hope these reforms are only the first of many. Niveen Wahish reports

An agenda for survival
How did developing countries fare at the WTO negotiating table in Doha? Rushdy Abdel-Qader assesses the meeting

Ali Gomaa
Ali Gomaa:
Articles of faith
Profile by Amina Elbendary

Pot Pourri
The making of
a hero
By Fayza Hassan Restaurant review
Unnatural phenomena
Injy El-Kashef examines the metamorphosis of a chicken

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Arab treasures
Parisian vantage points
As part of its "oriental season," the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF), the French national library, has had the good idea of dusting down a selection of Arab treasures from its archives and putting them on public display, writes David Tresilian from Paris

Mozartian sparkle
David Blake sees illumination

L I S T I N G S
>i< An all-inclusive guide to goings on around Cairo >i<

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Longing and belonging
A new documentary addresses the question of dispossession straight from the heart. Mohamed El-Assyouti meets its maker


Tales of bigotry
From Cordoba to New York, John Tolan follows the path of violence between the "infidels" and the "righteous"

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Substitute for Jerusalem
In these uncertain times when fewer pilgrims are travelling to the Holy Land, Spain is actively promoting religious tourism. Jill Kamil observes the swing of the pendulum over the millennia
Never just a game
Ahli and Zamalek go toe-to-toe tomorrow. Alaa Shahine reports on the famed rivalry and its roots
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