When the first interaction between the East and West took place in the 18th century during Napoleon Bonaparte’s French campaign targeting Egypt and then, Syria, the “Arab World” did not exist as we now
A chronic issue haunts democracy: the issue of its definition. From democracy’s original definition, understood as the rule of the people, arise the following questions: Who are ‘the people’, and how can they come
The Arabic nahḍa (English: rise; often meaning renaissance) carries many meanings. Among them, as Arabic lexicons reveal, is a rise following a decline: A renewal and a revival in the wake of atrophy and stagnation. In this
Hassan Nafaa ARDD board of trustees member The Arabic nahḍa (English: rise; often meaning renaissance) carries many meanings. Among them, as Arabic lexicons reveal, is a rise following a decline: A renewal and a revival in the
Ali Omlil ARDD Board of Trustees Member A chronic issue haunts democracy: the issue of its definition. From democracy’s original definition, understood as the rule of the people, arise the following questions: Who are
The Arabic nahḍa (English: rise; often meaning renaissance) carries many meanings. Among them, as Arabic lexicons reveal, is a rise following a decline: A renewal and a revival in the wake of atrophy and stagnation. In this
Seyid Wild Abah ARDD Board of Trustees Member In the hope of resuming the stalled project for an Arab Renaissance, we must ask at the outset: What do we mean by renaissance? Given the