Essays & Features
Samir Mattar on Architectural Reflections on the United Arab Emirates
US Mideast Policy Bewilders Egyptian Intellectuals, a Letter from Cairo by Pamela Nice

Book Reviews
'The Holy Family's Journey in Egypt,' The Sacred Geography of the Coptic Church & 'Living Stones': A Young Architect Looks at Old Cairo by Carel Bertram
Carole Corm on The History of Lebanese Painting
Elisabeth Marie on Lebanon through the Lenses of the Jesuits &
In the Beginning was Beirut, and Beirut was the Wor(l)d,
A Bridge Between Cairene Monuments and the Local Streets by Doris Bittar
A Coherent View of a Clamorous History by Malek Abisaab
A Searing Look at Iraqi Politics in the 60s by Susan Muaddi Darraj
Paul Sullivan on West Is Best, East Is Least: Bernard Lewis's 'What Went Wrong'
George Tarabishi on The Afghan Question: Primarily a Cultural One

Interviews
Brigitte Caland speaks with Fouad al-Khoury on Photography in the Arab World
Sabah Zwein talks with Stefan Reichmuth on Sufism: Inexplicable States and Political Links

Exhibition Reviews
Simone Fattal on Paris Exhibits Showcase Rich and Rare Arab Art
Sarah Rogers on Giving Life to a Story