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"It is as if there is a disease called sectarianism that can be treated by de-sectarianization."
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arab.news/jknv9
Sectarianism is in the eye of the beholder
I know it is never easy, but if we are about to have a reset then we should do the same with our perceptions of the region. Analysis of the Middle East has been dominated by two widely held beliefs: o...
arab.news
August 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"It is as if there is a disease called sectarianism that can be treated by de-sectarianization."
arab.news/jknv9
arab.news/jknv9
Touching and sincere tribute to Hugh Roberts.
‘When Hugh spoke – he was a tireless talker, at once invigorating and exhausting – you had the feeling that you were listening to the imperious leader of a Marxist sect whose line was not to be crossed.’
Adam Shatz remembers the writer Hugh Roberts, on the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Adam Shatz remembers the writer Hugh Roberts, on the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Adam Shatz | Remembering Hugh Roberts
Hugh Roberts has died from cancer at the age of 76. Among his books were a collection of penetrating articles on...
www.lrb.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Touching and sincere tribute to Hugh Roberts.
"What is the point of reminding them that at one point they were killing each other?" My piece in Arab News about the 50th anniversary of the civil war.
arab.news/yzv8a
arab.news/yzv8a
Lebanon looks back, but is April 13 best forgotten?
Do we really have to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of the Lebanese civil war? We are still too busy still thinking of the more recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, and we are ...
arab.news
April 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"What is the point of reminding them that at one point they were killing each other?" My piece in Arab News about the 50th anniversary of the civil war.
arab.news/yzv8a
arab.news/yzv8a
It is easy for a government to succumb to the temptation of a bigger role after a destructive war and when government spending is much-needed. This is what happened in Europe after the Second World War: politicians got addicted to spending and could not give up the habit.
arab.news/6wy67
arab.news/6wy67
Lebanon needs its own Department of Government Efficiency
Once upon a time, a little frog tried to compete with an enormous ox. It blew and blew and blew and swelled itself until it burst. The moral of the story, which is one of Aesop’s Fables, is a warning ...
arab.news
March 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
It is easy for a government to succumb to the temptation of a bigger role after a destructive war and when government spending is much-needed. This is what happened in Europe after the Second World War: politicians got addicted to spending and could not give up the habit.
arab.news/6wy67
arab.news/6wy67
"Western fear of Islam, because of the actions of a minority of radicals, was stronger than the West’s love of freedom" arab.news/n3yds
No room for old prejudices when judging the new Syria
Syria is still full of surprises and raises many questions. Perhaps regime change is not that bad after all. If so, then why did it not happen before? Can we expect a Syria’s new rulers to evolve and ...
arab.news
February 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"Western fear of Islam, because of the actions of a minority of radicals, was stronger than the West’s love of freedom" arab.news/n3yds
At last, I managed to join.
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?
February 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
At last, I managed to join.
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?