Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'Ali Harfouch''
Radical Perspectives on Lebanon
Ali Harfouch “…thus We have placed within every city the greatest of its criminals to conspire therein. But they conspire not except against themselves, and they perceive not….” As flames engulf streets across [...]
The Illusion of Economic Reform in the ‘new’ Middle East
Ali Harfouch Few Words of ‘Liberty’ Liberation cannot be reduced to economic justice, political independence, or free intellectual inquiry. To do so would be to limit servitude, the antithesis of liberty, to one of many power-structures. [...]
The ‘Turkish Model’ – Erdogan’s Way and Our Existential Crisis
The ‘Turkish Model’ has recently conjured much debate – and has become the centre of discussion amidst the revolutions. Western nations like the United States and France see the Turkish Model as the ultimate solution to [...]
The Bitter Arab Winter and our Colonial Legacy
The Arab Spring has created, as any revolution would, a sense of urgency. An unprecedented series of events which came with speed and new opportunities on the political scene has largely debilitated our ability to be [...]
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Politics of Appeasement
Working within the system, simply does not work. As a matter of fact, it took a revolution to reform the system from within. However, the double-discourse employed by the Muslim Brotherhood seemingly misses this point. From [...]
