Hasan Ismaik

The West and the Syrian-Iranian alliance: A card that should be played
Egypt

The West and the Syrian-Iranian alliance: A card that should be played

Today, Syria is experiencing a serious impasse, where the country is living in a state of “no war, no peace”. There…
Islamic Rationalism: A Missed Opportunity?
Opinion

Islamic Rationalism: A Missed Opportunity?

On one of my visits to Germany, while walking in the streets of Munich, I bumped into a sheikh whom I know…
Their existing secularism and our aspired secularism
Opinion

Their existing secularism and our aspired secularism

George Holyoake’s 1896 publication English Secularism describes secularism as follows: “Secularism is a code of duty pertaining to this life, founded on…
Macron… Betrayal of Language and Problems of Terminology
Opinion

Macron… Betrayal of Language and Problems of Terminology

Did Macron catch the vicious “bug” of sectarianism from Lebanese officials when he met them in Beirut? They know how…
Trump: an exceptional president for an ordinary time
Opinion

Trump: an exceptional president for an ordinary time

During and after each US presidential election, the connotations of winning and losing differ from their general use, as the…
Christians: The Salt of the Arab-Islamic Civilization
Opinion

Christians: The Salt of the Arab-Islamic Civilization

Historians agree unanimously on the importance Christianity’s role in the Arab renaissance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.…
The Donkey & Elephant Race: Reflections on a Significant Event
Opinion

The Donkey & Elephant Race: Reflections on a Significant Event

Every four years, the world, armed with statistics on the one hand and predictions and expectations on the other, gaze…
Pandora’s Box… Radicalization and counter-radicalization in France
Opinion

Pandora’s Box… Radicalization and counter-radicalization in France

While presenting his strategic vision to confront “political Islam” in a speech on October 2, French President Emmanuel Macron could…
How educational curriculum wastes the Arab youth’s potential and creates a backward society
Opinion

How educational curriculum wastes the Arab youth’s potential and creates a backward society

“Westerners are not geniuses and we are not stupid, they only support those who fail until they succeed, while we…
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