Chasing Roots

Chasing Roots

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’...
الانقلابات العسكرية

الانقلابات العسكرية

نزار أبو كروم قضت الحرب العالمية الثانية على نفوذ الدول الاستعمارية الكبرى بعدما دمرت اقتصاداتها وجيوشها وبناها التحتية، ورسمت نظاما عالميا جديدا تحكمه الثنائية القطبية الأميركية السوفييتية. ومع تخبط القوى الاستعمارية وانحسار تأثيرها الدولي، بدأت الدول المستعمَرة تحقق...
Will the Strikes Win Macron Over?

Will the Strikes Win Macron Over?

By Maryam Sadr | Staff Writer   France has been facing big waves of strikes since the start of January, right after Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced government plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 gradually by 2030. These reforms have been...
Lebanon Before the Crisis: A Painful Nostalgia

Lebanon Before the Crisis: A Painful Nostalgia

By Rana Zalghout | Staff Writer   Nostalgia is defined as the desire to return to a previous era and a specific particular period. It could allude to a place or other things from your past that you miss. Nostalgia is not merely reminiscing about a wonderful...