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The Bedouin and Gertrude Stein

By Frances Khirallah Noble

Gertrude

By Hassan Najmi

Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., 2014

The “Gertrude” in the title is Gertrude Stein in her early years in Paris when she establishes her famed salon where some of the most important artists of the era, including Picasso and H

From Nomad to Farmer: The Steep Price of “Civilization”

By Frances Khirallah Noble

New Waw

By Ibrahim Al-Koni, translated by William M. Hutchins

Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 2014

Ibrahim al-Koni has an ancient story to tell.

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. Watching Lebanese TV rarely gives you a break from the news of Assad's various and sundry supposed victories, especially in the neighborhoods of Homs.

Reason Slides Backwards as Assad Moves Toward a "Landslide"

By Elie Chalala

Watching the news of the preparations for the Syrian presidential elections and the excitement, if not mass hysteria, sweeping the Syrian electorate in Lebanon, I found myself asking where is the "reason" in watching a mass murderer running for reelection as president.

Shakespearean Tragedy Brings Hope to Syrian Children of Al-Zaatari Camp

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 story ("Behind Barbed Wire, Shakespeare Inspires a Cast of Young Syrians"), I initially believed the King in the camp to be King Abdullah II, and the king’s daughters to be Abdullah’s own (although I did not know if he actually had any daughters). Were they there to comfort the Syrian refugees whose camp has become the equivalent of the fourth largest Jordanian city?

The Passing of Unsi al-Haj

By Elie Chalala

The Lebanese poet Unsi al-Hajj passed away on February 18, 2014. No one who cared about Arab and Lebanese letters could be unaware of Unsi al-Hajj's contributions. He distinguished himself as a modernist poet (especially by his association with the avant-garde journal Shi’ir--"Poetry"), art and cultural critic, essayist, and editor of what used to be one of Lebanon's most important dailies, An Nahar.

A Musical Memoir: Wasif Jawhariyyeh’s Jerusalem

Lynne Rogers

Vol. 18, no. 66

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Essays & Features

Editors Notebook/By Elie Chalala
Lebanese Rejectionist Media: A Disgraceful Institution
The Arab And Lebanese Left: From Politicaleconomy To Islamophobia?
Long Lived The Killer!
Lebanese Politicians Suffer From ‘Dissociative Amnesia’
The Picture Of A Woman From Aleppo!Aleppo: A Tale Of Three Cities

Ziad, Fairouz, Sayyed Hassan: Consequences And Responsibilities Of Being An ‘Icon’

Clouds

Unsi al-Hajj

The Refugee

Hanna Saadah

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Reason Slides Backwards as Assad Moves Toward a "Landslide"

Shakespearean Tragedy Brings Hope to Syrian Children of Al-Zaatari Camp

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