Mar 7, 2023 | Human and Society, Opinions
By Lara Alhassanieh Staff Writer “Pretty privilege” is a concept that was recently spotlighted by many women and envied by most of them, but to be a pretty woman is a double-edged sword. People don’t know what to do with a woman who is both beautiful and smart,...
Mar 7, 2023 | Human and Society, Opinions
By Nizar Bou Karroum | JE of Opinions (Arabic) Lebanon is presently facing its most severe economic crisis to date, marked by skyrocketing prices, rampant inflation, and an ever-widening wealth gap. Despite the dire circumstances, some have criticized the Lebanese...
Feb 25, 2023 | Human and Society
بتول سويدان | كاتبة قد أكتب عن سوريا اليوم، لكن قلمي لا يمكنه الكتابة عنها. سوريا لا يمكن أن يصفها قلم ولا أسطر. المأساة التي يعاني منها الشعب السوري يصعب وصفها بالكلمات، من مناطق منكوبة بسبب الحرب، الى مدن مدمرة بفعل الزلازل يعاني الطفل السوري في طفولته من...
Feb 24, 2023 | Featured, Human and Society, Opinions
By Lynn Abou Hamzeh | Staff Writer The Biden administration’s approach to the Middle East has been influenced by various competing factors: The desire to promote democracy and human rights, diplomatic ties with authoritarian governments, and the tensions arising...
Feb 24, 2023 | Human and Society, Opinions
By Issam Raad | Staff Writer “I hunt everywhere for a life worth living and a knowledge worth knowing. Having roots nowhere, I have everywhere to go.” ⎯ Rumi Across earth and probably beyond, civilizations exist similarly yet differently. From the ‘Norðurljós’...
Feb 19, 2023 | Featured, Human and Society, Opinions
By Ahmad Sabra | Staff Writer Amidst one of the biggest natural disasters Syria has witnessed in the last few decades, humanitarian aid is very scarce where it is needed the most. Numerous actors in the Syrian political scene are justifying this scarcity in a...
