Daraj’s Corner
“Blowing Up – Shelling – Devastation”: The Third Version of My Town, Shaqra
I examine the videos that reach me, hoping to find a house in its first…
War, Words, and the Fragile Limits of Free Expression
“Journalists document war crimes, report the suffering of people, and contribute to writing the country’s…
Iran: A War Without Numbers, With Heavy Losses
The few media reports circulating on the issue rely on restricted and limited information, often…
When AI Turned Me into a Man
Artificial intelligence chose to depict me as an older man with a white beard, despite…
I Am a “Shiite Being”
I am a Shiite who hates war. I almost suffocate in it. And the war…
War Across Two Generations: Why Our Reactions Are Not the Same
I began to wonder whether I was exaggerating my reaction. Yet when I look around,…
The Forbidden Question in Iraq: Is This Our War?
Iraq has become a crossroads where American and Iranian interests intersect, alongside Arab–Iranian rivalries and…
The Obsession with Ron Arad
This obsession resembles that of settlers with the bones of their prophets. It takes us…
How an image of a Lebanese displaced woman turned into a moral “standard”!
The image went from an attempt to understand, to passing a moral judgement; from the…
From the “Terrorist Lists” to “Fighting Terrorism”: How Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Repositioned Itself Politically
Within a single year, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, through its control over Syria’s transitional administration, moved…