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
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 association of this term with several rarely differentiated