Issue No. 887
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More than Gaza
As Israel pursues its "holocaust" in Gaza, America deploys a destroyer off Lebanon, Iranian President Ahmadinejad makes a historic trip to Iraq and the Arab cold war grows colder, should the region be bracing itself for the worst, asks Amira Howeidy  Consistent demands Students take the lead in protests denouncing Israel's carnage in Gaza, with demonstrators demanding Egypt unilaterally open the Rafah border, reports Serene Assir What words for this?
Palestinians are being indiscriminately killed in Gaza. Is the world deaf and blind, asks Saleh Al-Naami Where do you stand?
With scores of Gazans killed by Israel, the position of President Abbas and the PA comes into focus, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah Full steam ahead
Washington's deployment of its infamous warship to Lebanon threw the country into further confusion this week, Lucy Fielder reports Dressed up diplomacy
Rice's visit to the region was as predictable as its outcome, writes Doaa El-Bey Mending fences with Congress
Fathi Sorour's visit to America this week had a wide ranging agenda, reports Gamal Essam El-Din Time for change?
The Tagammu is requested to reactivate its links with the public Revolving doors
The Democratic Front, once hailed as a beacon for reform, is as divided as ever Taking the biscuit
The three ministries involved in supplying school meals are playing pass the parcel when it comes to accepting blame for the recent outbreak of food poisoning among pupils, reports Reem Leila Spot the difference
Yet another civil society group is tackling religious understanding and youth problems, reports Gamal Nkrumah Unwavering commitment to inequality
As Israel escalates its violence against Palestinians the media continues to insist that it is the fault of Gazans, writes Ramzy Baroud Syria's summit hopes
Damascus is ready and waiting, but will the guests show up, asks Sami Moubayed Winning at risky business
The managing director of Citadel Capital tells Sherine Abdel-Razek how a company he co-started four years ago with a capital of LE2 million now manages $7 billion in investments  To leave and stay at the same time The handover of power in Russia is confounding one and all. Eric Walberg looks into the crystal ball The Taliban surge
What has caused the post-election upsurge in violence in Pakistan, asks Graham Usher in Mingora Che redux
Colombia takes a leaf out of Israel's military handbook infuriating its neighbours in the process, writes Gamal Nkrumah Countdown to the Prize: The first International Prize for Arabic Fiction, dubbed the Arabic Booker and launched this year, will be announced in Abu Dhabi on 10 March. Al-Ahram Weekly reviews three of the shortlisted novels and talks to two of their authors
 Towards the abyss? Madeeh al-Karahiya (In Praise of Hatred), Khaled Khalifa, Damascus: Amisa, 2006. pp420 After the fall
Taghridat al-Baga'a (Swan Song), Mekkaoui Said, Cairo: Al-Dar, 2006. pp290  Stories of the in-betweenArd al-Yambous (Land of Limbo), Elias Farkouh, Amman: Al Mouassassa and Al Arabiya and Azminah, 2007. pp233 Theatre of shadows
Despite the attractions of modern games and movies, many children are still fascinated by traditional shadow puppet theatre, revived at Cairo's Folk Puppet Forum, writes Amira El-Noshokaty Intervention from the top
The giant problem of Egypt's giant goalkeeper might soon be resolved after President Mubarak personally stepped into the fray, Inas Mazhar reports |
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ISRAEL KILLS PALESTINIAN BABIES: Israeli occupation forces shot 20-day old infant Amira Abu 'Akr in a fresh incursion in the Gaza strip on Tuesday  Nakba again
By Jonathan Cook
 Finding the thousand words
By Hannah Mintz
United and divided
Europe, with its history of conflict, has embraced unity while the Arab world, despite its cultural homogeneity, remains divided. Why, asks Hassan Nafaa Vision for a New Silk Roads
Processes of world transformation are deep at work in our time. Our task is to give these institutional definition, such as in the proposed New Silk Roads Forum, writes Anouar Abdel-Malek The highest stakes yet
The American public must demand thoughtful policy, not hollow rhetoric, from their leaders, writes James Zogby Seeds of hatred
In pursuit of colonial interests, Israel and its backers have insulted and defamed Islam, but as a consequence turn millions against them, writes Ayman El-Amir When Australia said sorry
Shahira Samy ponders the significance for the Arab-Israeli conflict of Australia's apology to its aboriginal community Deferring recognition of Kosovo
As the US jumps to recognise Kosovo, the Arabs should not follow, despite valid considerations that would say otherwise, writes Galal Nassar Salama A Salama: Semantic quibbles |
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