We Are a Stupid Nation

We Are a Stupid Nation

By Mohammad El Sahily | Staff Writer With the passage of time, Lebanon continues to produce surprises and disappointments, all to the ever-increasing frustration of a dwindling number of people. A few weeks ago, a surprising government decision to not transfer to...
The Idiosyncrasy of the Lebanese Language

The Idiosyncrasy of the Lebanese Language

By Mohammad El Sahily | Staff Writer   Lebanon has never been worse off than it is today. Economic collapse, cultural chaos, political corruption & paralysis, are now staples of the Lebanese public space. People have reached unprecedented levels of...
The Syrian Revolution from Lebanon

The Syrian Revolution from Lebanon

By Mohammad El Sahily | Staff Writer   More than twelve years later, the war in Syria continues to rage, compounded by foreign intervention and the emergence of extremism. Nowadays, Bashar El-Assad is more powerful than ever: Gulf countries have normalized...
The Crisis of Identity Politics

The Crisis of Identity Politics

By Tala Abou Ali | Staff Writer     “Hell is other people”, famously wrote French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre in his play No Exit (1944). Often misunderstood, this pessimistic depiction of social relations necessitates background information on Sartre’s...