Beirut, a city at breaking point Peter Harling, Lelia Mezher, 2 July The capital of Lebanon has experienced disasters such as the port explosion in August 2020, Israeli bombings, political deadlock, and economic collapse. And yet, it remains attractive. In an interview with the media “Beyrouth360”, Peter (…) JORDAN: Banned, but the Muslim Brotherhood is still very much present Thomas Sarthou , 1 July The kingdom of Jordan is often regarded as an oasis of stability in the Middle East. Though historically allied with the United States (…) ALGERIA: From literary cafés to the Internet, when cultural players resist censorship Kaïs Tamalt , 26 June In a country where freedom of speech has often been put to the test, the Algerian cultural scene is (…) Témoignage “Obeida is dead. He was 18” Rami Abou Jamous , 26 June Rami Abu Jamous is keeping a diary for Orient XXI. The founder of Gaza Press, an agency which helped and translated for western correspondents, he had to leave his Gaza City apartment with his wife Sabah, her children, and their (…) Maghreb: For the Eid festivities, the price of sheep soared Djamel Belaïd, 20 June This year, the Eid el-Kebir (Eid al-Adha) celebrations were dealt a double blow, from a climate crisis, and an economic one. But it is the actual system of livestock rearing in the region that is (…) Interview Israel. Universities, an essential link in the colonial enterprise Sarra Grira , Maya Wind, 18 June In Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom, Israeli anthropologist Maya Wind, a researcher at the University of British Columbia in Canada, (…) Editorial Attack on Iran. Israel plunges the Middle East into chaos Alain Gresh, Sarra Grira , 17 June Like US President George W. Bush when he launched his invasion of Iraq in 2003, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and (…) The Yemeni Crisis Forces a Literary Migration from Poetry Ryan Al-Shibani, 15 June Beyond the humanitarian tragedy, the war in Yemen, which began with the Houthis’ takeover of Sana’a in September 2014, followed by a military offensive led by Saudi Arabia in 2015, has caused major (…) Arab World. Culture in a Time of Shrinking Political Space 14 June It’s difficult to think about cultural production in the Arab world without considering the political context in which it unfolds. Culture is not merely a mirror of reality—it is part of reality’s (…) Palestine : An absolute emergency 9 June All over the world, calls are growing to stop the massacres in Gaza, to impose effective sanctions against Israel, and to recognize the State of Palestine. The latest call comes from prominent figures in Canada. On the morning of May (…) So that Orient XXI can continue its mission to inform 31 May In the Middle East, the Israeli onslaught on Gaza has been going on for nearly twenty months now. It has been extended to the West Bank, to East Jerusalem, (…) Témoignage “The IDF are tired out from bombing us” Rami Abou Jamous , 27 May Rami Abu Jamous is keeping a diary for Orient XXI. The founder of Gaza Press, an agency which helped and interpreted for western correspondents, he was obliged by the Israeli (…) 0 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 72 | 84 | 96 | ... | 576