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Divorce and Workplace Issues Focus of Moroccan Documentary

Wided Khadraoui

“Camera/Woman” is a poignant documentary set in Casablanca that touches upon the complex issue of gender in Moroccan society and focuses on a few key issues such as the lives of divorced women, the taboo of women working in certain professions, and the difficulties associated with challenging the established status quo.

Syrian Refugees Thrust into Lebanon's Politics of Bigotry

Elie Chalala

The talk of the town—or rather the country—in Lebanon has fixated on the great influx of Syrian and Palestinian refugees. Sadly, such talk is not about their physical, social and psychological suffering, but largely about their very presence in Lebanon and what it means to a delicate demographic and sectarian balance.

The Arab Spring Hasn’t Bloomed Yet… But Hegel’s “Philosophy of History” Says it Will!

Elie Chalala

Those bemoaning the death of the Arab Spring must read what Hashem Saleh has to say. Unlike the apologists for Arab dictatorships who are reading the Arab revolts from ideological and political perspectives, Saleh is analyzing the Arab Spring from a philosophical perspective, according to Karam al-Helou.

Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya Face Criticism... But of Network Ownership or Syrian Coverage

Elie Chalala

Some of the criticisms directed at major Arab media networks that support Syrian revolution are unwarranted. Critics argue that the stories of Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya are often politically motivated, influenced by the networks’ owners.

"No Shame in Apologizing!"

Elie Chalala

An essay, titled "No Shame in Apologizing," written by Lebanese columnist Hussam Itani, caught my attention a few months ago. I was reminded of it last Sunday, when I read another lengthy essay in the Sunday New York Times by Iraqi-American scholar and intellectual Kanan Makiya.

Learning to Listen: Lebanon’s ‘Ruins’ Testify on Enduring Tragedy

Michael Teague

To Whom Does The Homeland Belong?

Abd al-Wahhab al-Bayati

"No Shame in Apologizing!"

An essay, titled "No Shame in Apologizing," written by Lebanese columnist Hussam Itani, caught my attention a few months ago. I was reminded of it last Sunday, when I read another lengthy essay in the Sunday New York Times by Iraqi-American scholar and intellectual Kanan Makiya. In this essay, Makiya does something different from many Arab intellectuals and politicians when he apologizes or admits miscalculations and errors of judgment he made regarding American invasion of Iraq in 2003.

The Dream of Returning

Buland al-Haydari

Fatima’s Head

Ziad Majed

It is hard to imagine what happened to Fatima,* and it is hard to describe the silence that engulfed the witnesses of her death. I think the artistic works on Facebook that restored her head and depicted a rose garden or the moon or the sun have tried to compensate for that terrible silence and ease the pain of Fatima and her loved ones and all of us together.

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Divorce and Workplace Issues Focus of Moroccan Documentary

Syrian Refugees Thrust into Lebanon's Politics of Bigotry

The Arab Spring Hasn’t Bloomed Yet… But Hegel’s “Philosophy of History” Says it Will!

Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya Face Criticism... But of Network Ownership or Syrian Coverage

"No Shame in Apologizing!"

Learning to Listen: Lebanon’s ‘Ruins’ Testify on Enduring Tragedy

To Whom Does The Homeland Belong?

"No Shame in Apologizing!"

The Dream of Returning

Fatima’s Head

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