The shocking resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, on the 4th of November radically altered the political landscape of West Asia. The declaration was made in Riyadh, and it triggered both a political crisis in Lebanon and rumors speculating whether or not Hariri was
In order to see the bigger picture, one must clearly put things into their context. To apprehend Hezbollah issue, we must first understand, that Hezbollah is neither Iranian nor Palestinian but Lebanese. Hezbollah leaders, members and followers are Lebanese citizens with rights and
The one-legged man artist Semaan Khawam invited our Arts and Culture contributor, Christiane Waked to his studio to talk about what freedom sounds like to a “birdman”. As I enter his messy studio, the shabby artist welcomes me, cigarette in his mouth, glass
The Lebanese branch of the Kurdistan Democratic Party has organized a solidarity gathering in Martyr’s square for the “Independence referendum” that will be held in Kurdish controlled parts of Northern Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan) on the 25th of this September. (17/9/2017)
The association Cultural Resistance started the Cultural Resistance International Film Festival of Lebanon out of a need to act. It is an instinct to survive, to resist through culture, literature, music and highlighting women’s impact in society. After the first edition in Tripoli in 2013, the
While the Kurd are still celebrating the coming of the spring, the Kurdish student Union in Lebanon organized an outdoor event on Sunday 7th of May at Naher Ibrahim where several Kurdish Folkloric bands played to a young audience it’s popular music. All the
It wasn’t until 1989 when a Lebanese soldier was overheard speaking Turkish words by his commander that Turkey found out about the existence of a Turkmen community in Lebanon. The soldier coming from the small village of Qawashra in Northern Lebanon and identified
ABSTRACT During the last decade, Turkish foreign policy exhibited a heightened interest in the Middle East thereby inaugurating a sharp departure from a long foreign policy tradition which relegated the region to the backwater. The conspicuous examples of this shift are Turkey’s keen
Many members of the Kurdish community in Lebanon cannot give a solid answer to the question of whether they consider themselves Kurdish first and foremost, or Lebanese. It’s a conundrum shared by many other national and ethnic groups in the country, who arrived in
The study of Feminist/Women’s movements not only contributes to our understanding of women’s experiences of political and social change, but also helps to bridge the gaps between local activism and feminist theory. Feminist claims and organizations in Lebanon and most Western Asian