Country: Syria

Rafic Taleb11/05/2026

Syria’s quiet crossroads: Stability, fragmentation, and the illusion of control

Syria is no longer defined by the dramatic frontlines and rapid territorial shifts that once […]
Emad Aysha08/05/2026

The Circle of Time in 1936 Palestine

We’ve reviewed Annemarie Jacir on these pages before, specifically her humorous film Wajib (2017), set […]
Glen Kalem-Habib01/04/2026

"The functions of journalism", a hidden gem of Kahlil Gibran

In the closing years of the nineteenth century, a Lebanese political activist, intellectual, and publisher […]
Rafic Taleb28/03/2026

The Lebanese temptation: How Syria is being drawn into Hezbollah’s war with Israel

In the shifting geometry of Middle Eastern conflict, moments arise when a state is not […]
Rafic Taleb15/03/2026

From Geneva to the Gulf: The war’s hidden architecture and its expanding horizon

It has been evident that the diplomatic track long used to manage tensions between Washington […]
Emad Aysha06/03/2026

Lina Keilany – On children, education and the extraterrestrial controversy

First it was Obama and now its President Trump. Both are implicated in the Epstein […]
A US attack on Iran's capital, Tehran. Photo courtesy FOX News.
The Liberum06/03/2026

Democracy can not be imposed from the sky

When the United States and Israel struck Iran on Saturday, 28 February, they did not […]
Rafic Taleb05/03/2026

Black March 2025: Justice, memory, and the protection of Syria’s Alawites

In Syria’s coastal regions, particularly Latakia, Tartus, and parts of Hama, between 7 and 9 […]
Nadia Ahmad17/02/2026

Why Arab monarchies thrive, and Arab republics fail

The 20th century was a period of political fragmentation between monarchies and republics in the […]
Emad Aysha13/02/2026

Mars on my Mind – Exploring Egypt’s still interior spaces

If you’re a fan, you’ll know my first published SF story was about the red […]
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