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The Syrian Uprising and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Older blog 16 November, 2011 Syria is attracting a considerable international attention these days, not only because of the drama of peaceful protest against tanks…
The Impasse of the Syrian Revolt
Older blog 4 October, 2011 It has been almost seven months since the beginning of the Syrian uprising and no solution is visible in the…
The Meeting at Samiramis Hotel in Damascus
Older blog 29 June, 2011 A group of 200 persons met at Hotel Samiramis in Damascus for eight hours and issued a final statement in…
An introduction to understanding Syria today
Older blog 19 June, 2011 I find that, after three months of protest and numerous articles written on the subject, Syria remains a mystery to…
The Job of a Historian
Older blog 26 September, 2009 In a survey of modern Western civilization, I asked the students the following questions (a question and a follow up)…
The Dig in Jarash, August 2008
Older blog 26 September, 2009 I am second from the right, next to the Jordanian Archaeology student (you gotta admire the strength of her religious…
My trip to Istanbul
Older blog 25 September, 2009 I arrived in Istanbul on July the 3rd, 2008. I cannot believe it’s been more than a year now. I…
An Eye on Sudan
About two weeks or so separated the death of the famous Sudanese novelist al-Tayyib al-Salih and the charges of war crimes made against the Sudanese president ‘Umar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague.
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