OPINION

By Elias Zarina | Founder of the Jerusalemites’ Initiative On the occasion of Eid al-Adha, Al-Qasrawi Food Products Company, headquartered in Hebron (in Judea and Samaria), published a promotional video and poster designed by an advertising agency called “Kayan.” The campaign controversially used the iconic image of the Last Supper, replacing…

By Fehmi Vergili | Co-President of the European Syriac Union Among the peoples who have borne the heaviest burdens of the prolonged conflict between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Syriacs occupy a primary place. The armed clashes and long-standing security policies in Turkey have not…

By Bassam Ishak | President of the Syriac National Council of Syria  a member of the Presidential Council of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) Mission in Washington, D.C Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2024, Syria has entered a sensitive and complex transitional phase led by…

By Denho Bar Mourad-Özmen | Former Special Educator and Advisor at Sweden’s National Agency for Special Education The Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq represent one of the most historically sensitive regions in the Middle East. This land, home to the Assyrian people, contains some of the world’s oldest Christian communities,…

By Hicham Bou Nassif |Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California Lebanon’s foreign policy during its First Republic — the era following its independence — was characterized by several defining orientations. Foremost among them was a commitment to maintaining friendly…

By Joseph Sliwa |President of the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union and former Member of Parliament in Iraq There is no doubt that one of the pillars of democracy is the peaceful transfer of power through the people heading to the ballot boxes to choose their representatives in a civilized manner, free…

By Hicham Bou Nassif |Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California I often write that many things in Lebanon would be laughable, if only our circumstances allowed us the luxury of laughter. For some time now, I’ve been following the…

By Daniel Kahwaji In psychology, attachment patterns are typically classified into several types: secure, anxious, and avoidant. Yet, a fourth type merits closer attention — pathological or irrational attachment. This form of emotional dependency arises when an individual clings to a person or entity they perceive as powerful or essential,…

BEIRUT — The question of Lebanon’s national identity has long fueled debate among political and intellectual circles. While some assert that Lebanon holds a unique cultural and civilizational character distinct from its Arab surroundings, others argue that its Arab identity was firmly established with the signing of the 1989 Taif…

By Hicham Bou Nassif | Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California The results of the municipal elections in Shiite areas of Mount Lebanon suggest that voter loyalty to Hezbollah and Amal Movement remains unshaken despite the recent war. As expected,…