Tag Archive for ‘Al jadid’
Culture of the Abyss: New generation of Lebanese politicians reveals further decline in quality of leadership
by Elie Chalala. Hussam Itani, former editor of the opinion pages of As Safir and currently a columnist for Al Hayat, has always distinguished himself with his daring and unapologetic opinions. Equally important is the intellectual appeal of his newspaper columns. The latest by this Lebanese columnist is “The Culture of the Bottomless Abyss” (Al… Read More ›
Your Silence is Killing Us
by Elie Chalala. “Your Silence is Killing Us” was the slogan put forth by the peaceful Syrian opposition on one of its many Fridays. It has become a sort of tradition to give a different name to each Friday the protestors demonstrate against the Assad regime. This title was also used in an article by… Read More ›
The Children’s Revolution: Youth and the Syrian Rebellion
by Farag Bayrakdar. It’s okay to cry a little for Syria and her people.And it’s also okay to believe freedom is near. The tsunami of Tunisian revolution toppled Arab dictatorships. Although Husni Mubarak believed Egypt would be immune to the fate of Ben Ali’s Tunisia, he soon was overthrown. Gaddhafi, Africa’s self-proclaimed “King of Kings,”… Read More ›
Il museo della tortura contemporanea
di Ossama Mohammed Ad un giovane regista siriano. Non amo il montaggio parallelo (1), perché così sono stato creato dal dio del cinema: e chi può discutere con gli dei? Ma non amo il montaggio parallelo… anche per un’altra ragione. Mentre parlavo da una data parte del mondo, il Museo di Arte Moderna di New… Read More ›
Una lettura di Adonis (futuro Nobel siriano?): sul “terremoto di Houla” e altre ambiguità a proposito del brutale regime di Assad.
di Elie Chalala. Gli articoli, discutibili, di Adonis sulla rivoluzione siriana hanno fatto in modo che i suoi critici continuino a scrivere che sia odiato dalla gente. Tuttavia, anche così, la differenza resta netta tra chi lo critica e coloro che lo “odiano”. Un gran numero di… Read More ›
Arab Spring – Thirteen Hours of Interrogation
by Mohammed Ali Atassi. The morning of September 18th, Syrian director and film producer Omar Amirlay drove from his home in Damascus to Amman, Jordan. Four months earlier he had… Read More ›
ROVINE di Faraj Bayrakdar, ex prigioniero politico siriano.
ROVINE Dentro ogni cella di prigi on e Vi è una sec on da cella C on: una fredda geografia C’è: una storia che brucia. Sì, dentro ogni prigi on e Vi è una sec on da prigi on e La prima: la presenza di una figura La sec on da: l’assenza di significato. E… Read More ›
The Issue of “Dialogue” in Islamic Culture
by Elie Chalala. “If you are a traditional Muslim you might be disturbed by parts of this book. But if you are an enlightened Muslim you will realize that dialogue is a characteristic of the modern age. There is no dialogue without difference and without the ability to tolerate different opinions. There is no use… Read More ›
Arab Spring: The Donkey Killers of Syria
by Elie Chalala. One might wonder about the title of this article at a time when Syria is paying a heavy human cost on a daily basis. The environment of killing created by the Assad regime is producing a culture of death, as many of us have witnessed via graphic images on satellite TV, Facebook… Read More ›
