Elie Chalala
Rachid Taha, Innovative Rai Musician with a Message of Justice for Immigrants, Dies Unexpectedly
Rachid Taha, who passed away unexpectedly, proved quite unique among Rai artists, despite Cheb Khalid receiving the title of “The King of Rai Music.” Perhaps no [...]
Rest in Peace Mai Skaf: Death of Exiled Artist Mirrors Syria’s Dying Revolution
by Elie Chalala. As an editor of an arts and cultural magazine, I could not help but closely follow the views and activities of two Syrian activist artists, actress Mai Skaf [...]
The Western Connection: How the Romanticism of Gibran & Rihani Hooked Up With Naimy’s Critical Realism to Engender a New Arab Literature
by Michael Najjar. Aida Imangulieva’s book “Gibran, Rihani & Naimy: East-West Interactions in Early Twentieth-Century Arab Literature” is a translation of [...]
The Syrian War Has Taken Us Prematurely to Hell!
by Father George Massouh The crimes committed in Syria have surpassed what the human mind can imagine in terms of horrors and atrocities. Undoubtedly, in our cruel [...]
Lebanese Christian Cleric Debunks Myth of Rejectionist Moral Outrage over Jerusalem
If you follow news from Arabic sources, both the traditional and new media, while simultaneously relying on news from Western sources, you will feel as if you were [...]
The Arab-Christian Predicament Before and After the Rise of the Islamic State
by Elie Chalala. Many Mideast scholars and political groups have grown increasingly concerned with the dwindling numbers and persecutions of Mideast Christians. One Lebanese [...]
Arab Revolutions Produce neither New Knowledge nor Genuine Criticism
by Elie Chalala. Hussam Itani has written a post titled, “Intellectual Production and Criticism.” “Since the beginning of the Arab revolutions, no concept has [...]
Samar’s Dark, Tragic Odyssey to the Sea Revives an Old Syrian Song!
by Elie Chalala. Samar, a Syrian mother from Daraya, along with her three children, embarked on a journey to escape Assad’s barrel bombs. She was also searching for hope [...]
Words Behind Bars
Tadmur prison in the words of Faraj Bayrakdar: “In February 1988, 16 prisoners, including myself, were moved to the Tadmur Prison, where we spent four years. Finally they [...]
In times of bigotry, chauvinism and intolerance toward Syrian refugees, a voice unlike any other–that of LBC’s Rima Assaf
by Rima Assaf. Your fault is that you are dying in large numbers. Thus, you have ceased to be a rare scene. Your crime is that the photographs of your body parts no longer [...]
A Tale of Two Lies: ‘Transfer’ of Homs Population Sold As ‘Victory’
by Elie Chalala. I have been watching and hearing too much about Assad’s military and political victories, especially his spurious electoral 88 percent landslide. [...]
Shakespearean Tragedy Brings Hope to Syrian Children of Al-Zaatari Camp
by Elie Chalala. While reviewing readings I had missed, some photographs in the New York Times caught me off guard. Tricked by Ben Hubbard’s lead to the April 1 news [...]
Contro la censura di Assad: la fotografia della donna di Aleppo che ha creato il caso.
di Elie Chalala. Ogni volta che guardo immagini da Aleppo o sento che le periferie povere della città sono state nuovamente fatte bersaglio dalle bombe di Assad, mi ricordo [...]
The Arab and Lebanese Left: From Political Economy to Islamophobia?
by Elie Chalala. I am amazed by the intellectual decay of recent leftist analysis regarding the Syrian revolution. I am not referring to the immorality of their positions [...]
Assad’s New Front: When Words Become Weapons
by Elie Chalala. In addition to being a prominent Syrian leftist with a significant presence in the revolution, Michel Kilo is also a great short story teller. His anecdotes [...]
Va bene essere uccisi da Assad, ma non “dall’altro”. E ancora sull’attacco alla Siria e sul perché occorrerebbe sostenere Obama.
di Elie Chalala. Diffido delle guerre. A parte la loro immoralità, la mia formazione e i miei studi di politica internazionale mi hanno dimostrato l’impossibilità di [...]
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 [...]
Arab Spring: An Essay on 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 Arab Spring – The Original Arab Revolution?
“Spring” Positions of Amin, Adonis Face Critical Scrutiny by Elie Chalala.I have read a sizable part of the literature on the Arab Spring, in addition to having [...]
Ghayath Mattar: ‘Rain Flower’ of Syria
by Elie Chalala. Everything I read about Ghayath Mattar confers an image of a young man who was a model activist in the ongoing Syrian Revolution. Ghayath was a pacifist and [...]
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