Youssef Habchi El-Achkar is widely regarded as the founder of the ‘self-awareness movement’ in contemporary Lebanese literature, characterised by…

The Shiite community in Lebanon is enduring a profound Nakba (catastrophe) from which it will take years, if not decades, to recover, and which, by…

Fairuz turns 90 today, with close insiders confirming her birth date as 20 November 1934 (contrary to the frequently mistaken claim of 21 November…

Syria and Lebanon have long been intertwined, not least in their leaders’ rhetoric. The late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad is reported to have once…

Since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979, the world has lacked insight into how the country’s people view their lives and society under the rule of…

German writer Stefan Weidner is known for his research and critical analysis of the West’s approach to the Arab world.An Arabist and leading…

Teaching Arabic to Arab youth living in Germany had fallen by the wayside in the country’s public education system since the late 1950s when…

Across the Middle East and North Africa, state structures have dissolved at an alarming rate, opening the door to militias like the Houthis in Yemen…

As Israel’s war continues to rage in the Gaza Strip, displacing more than a million and killing 27,000, pro-Palestine protests around the world have…

Beirut: The year 2023 gave us very little to celebrate. It will be remembered for the violence, anger, resentment, and destruction it brought us, but…