Opinion
Natalie, Farah, Nour, and Countless Others… Who Protects Syria’s Children?
The old highway connecting Jableh and Banias, the road used by passenger buses traveling to…
Syrian Feminism: Questions of Confrontation and the Rights of All Women
If feminism is a project rooted in the defense of freedom, equality, and human dignity,…
Syria Trapped in the “Age of Informants”
Without a clear legal framework defining what conduct warrants arrest, how can “Assadism” itself be…
The Murder of a Young Girl in Iraq: Before We Rush to Judge
Violence affecting children, or violence committed by them, cannot be understood in isolation from the…
The Admission Sheikh Naim Will Never Make
Sheikh Naim will not do it. He will not shoulder a remorse he does not…
On the “Alawite Apology” Syndrome
The problem is not that Syria lacks institutions, but that the institutions now taking shape…
Lebanon Between Two Threats: Weapons Outside the State and External Intervention
Lebanon does not need someone to free it from one set of weapons only to…
A Year Since the Sweida Massacre… What Does It Mean to Be Syrian?
The massacre is ongoing. For it to end, it must begin with acknowledging the truth…
Lebanon’s Abandonment of Legal Action Against Israel: The Product of Decades of Undermining Justice
Confronting any future aggression, therefore, begins with abandoning the approach that has governed Lebanon for…
The Airport Road and the Long Journey to Sovereignty
Another May 17 agreement will not lead to better results, and even if Hezbollah is…