Millet in the Middle East: Disunity in diversity
By Khaled Diab The Middle Eastern practice of assigning a faith to every citizen and a separate court system for each religion promotes division and sectarianism. Tuesday 3 May 2016 In the 15th...
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Dreaming of a vanished Syria
By Boštjan Videmšek/DELO “A lot of Syrians are indulging in a nostalgia that requires a lot of denial,” says Syrian-American author Alia Malek. “This is why I’m a student of history, not to live in a...
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The adventures of Rami and his magic violin
By Boštjan Videmšek, DELO Syrian Rami Basisah and his violin have been through hell and high water together. His childhood dream of becoming a world-famous musician is about to come true. But the...
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Israeli pilgrim in Prophet Muhammad’s house
By Khaled Diab A visit by an Israeli Jewish blogger to some of Islam’s holiest sites has stirred up controversy and anger. But should it have? Wednesday 27 December 2017 A photo of a smiling man...
View ArticleAn explosive musical comeback
By Raya Al-Jadir Arab audiences are not ready for the return to music of a pop superstar who became a Salafist extremist and allegedly took up arms against the Lebanese state. Wednesday 30 May 2018...
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Bad blood or blood libel: When is criticism of Israel anti-Semitic?
By Khaled Diab While critics of Israel can be anti-Semitic, many who criticise Israel harbour a deep respect of and love for Jews. Similarly, supporting the Jewish state is not necessarily a...
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Dissenting into the abyss
By Khaled Diab Western inaction against Saudi Arabia is emboldening the region’s regimes to clamp down harder on dissent. But by silencing peaceful and constructive change, Saudi Arabia and...
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The demographic dimension: The role of population growth in the Arab uprisings
By Khaled Diab Decades of unprecedented population growth have played a significant role in Arab regime repression, the two main waves of revolutions that swept the region, and the fierce...
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Moria and the smouldering ruins of Europe’s humanity
By Boštjan Videmšek in Lesbos The refugees and migrants who survived the fire at the Moria camp in Lesbos find themselves in an even worse predicament as authorities repeat the same dire mistakes....
View Articleليست سورية هي المسألة، المسألة هي العالم
في لقاء موسع، يتحدث الكاتب والناشط البارز ياسين الحاج صالح هنا عن سوريا الماضي، الحاضر المأساوي والمستقبل المجهول The post ليست سورية هي المسألة، المسألة هي العالم first appeared on The Chronikler.
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