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Syria Can’t Be Rebuilt on the Myths of Its Diaspora
Each Syrian community in exile carries its own frozen image of the homeland. But the country cannot move forward unless its people begin negotiating a…
 • Ammar Abdulhamid
Israel’s Reputation Problem Cannot Be Solved With Better PR
The challenge is no longer simply how the conflict is perceived abroad, but whether both sides can confront the violence surrounding it honestly enough…
 • John Aziz
The Victims Lost in the War Over Narratives
Testimonies describing sexual violence against October 7 survivors and Palestinians are being consumed by a wider political struggle that leaves little…
 • Hamza Howidy
Caught Between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon’s Christians Choose To Stay Put
While thousands flee the fighting in the south, many Christians in border towns say they would rather die than abandon generations of faith, history…
 • Abdullah Najjar
What It’s Like To Be a Beekeeper in Tunisia
After a near-fatal bee attack, Hela Boubaker turned beekeeping into a mission to support rural women and protect Tunisia’s struggling hives.
 • Olivia Cuthbert
Peace Is Not Coming to Lebanon Anytime Soon
As long as Hezbollah remains tied to the Islamic Republic’s regional agenda, Lebanon cannot negotiate as a fully sovereign state.
 • Issam Fawaz
Gaza’s Lost History on Display in Turin
A major exhibition at Fondazione Merz explores Gaza's ancient Mediterranean identity through archaeology, art, and archival photography, recovering a…
 • Giovanni Vigna
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