Eyad Abu Shakra

Hassan Nasrallah’s talk about not wanting to "drag Iran into a war with Israel and the United States" and his insistence that Hezbollah would wage this battle alone, is highly indicative. I wouldn't be surprised to see people commenting that they "Wish he cared as much for what remains of Lebanon's…

Have the Super Tuesday results presented us with any new insights? In terms of the detailed results that commentators and analysts enjoy noting, most of them did not defy expectations... But they are worth mentioning nonetheless. However, that is not the case for a deep reading of a battle…

May God be kind on Abu Nuwas, who wrote the following verse in one of his most renowned poems: "You are astonished by my Illness?... It is my health that should astonish you!" It came to mind as it had become clear to me that the so-called "Mar Mikhael Agreement," which was signed in Mar Mikhael…

These are not happy days for the moderate, open, well-intentioned in Britain, nor for advocates of understanding and dialogue. These are particularly difficult times for Muslims and Arabs, who have always and continue to strive for integration into an environment that experiences had shown respects…

The late British leader Winston Churchill made one of the most eloquent political claims of the contemporary era when he said that "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." If this iconic leader of the so-called "free world" and Western…

US President Joe Biden fulfilled his promise... and launched a military attack against Iran. The attacks were "against" Iran in the flexible and loose sense of the term. Indeed, Iranian territory was not hit, and the attack did not intend to inflict a decisive military defeat on the Tehran…

Amid the influx of "political gifts" Israel is being granted by major Western countries on the anniversary of the Holocaust, and the sympathy shown for its leaders following the position of the International Court on the actions it has taken - and continues to take - in the Gaza Strip... political…

Doesn't the world deserve respectable leaders who put an end to the appeasement of the masses with slogans and populist actions? Many believed that increased awareness and culture in the 21st century would create a bulwark against this sort of behavior and that it would be voted out at the polls if…

What we are undergoing, including the recent Anglo-American raids in Yemen, is nothing more than "maneuvering warfare" through which the trajectory of the region is being negotiated. There's a realistic Western saying: "Making a mistake once is an opportunity to learn from it, repeating it…

Is it in our interest to know the truth about what is happening in our region... or are we too innocent to handle the bitterness? My personal feeling - and I hope I am wrong - is that we are too innocent and helpless to deal with the challenges that 2024 will bring us, especially after the…