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Time to Re-Evaluate the War against Daesh
We all knew that Daesh was capable of horrible things. However, the death by burning to which Jordanian pilot Moaz al Kasasbeh was subjected to broke through a morbid threshold I believe very few of...
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Love in the Time of Politics
In one of his most acclaimed novels “Love in the Time of Cholera,” Gabriel Garcia Marquez explores the meaning of love through the follies of the heart and the lucidity of the mind. As he recounts,...
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As a Woman…
As a woman, I’ve always been unsure as to what I am required to do on International Women’s Day. Take to the streets in song and dance, post a series of pictures displaying the best of my ‘womanness’...
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March 14 and the Myth of the Cedar Revolution
If March 14 2005 would happen again, I would be exactly where I was – in the middle of the chanting and exuberant crowds in Martyrs’ Square – when it all happened. It was history and I was part of …...
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…أنا كإمرأة
Note: This is the Arabic translation of As a Woman, posted on International Women’s Day on March 8, 2015. The translation also appeared in Al Rawaby newspaper. The celebration ended, but the need to...
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40 Years Later…
Today is the day we remember our war (1975-1990), the one we swore not to forget so that it would never happen again (تنذكر وما تنعاد). But just like everything else in Lebanon, the more things change...
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What Went Wrong in Libya? Everything.
Whether it is the rule of militias, the rising influence of the Islamic State (IS – Daesh) or the tragic fate of migrants fleeing the scourge of war off its coast, Libya is once again in the...
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ՀԱՅՈՑ ՑԵՂԱՍՊԱՆՈՒԹՅԱՆ 100-րդ ՏԱՐԵԼԻՑ
Armenian Genocide Centennial “In the implementation of its scheme to settle the Armenian Question through annihilation of the Armenian race, the Turkish government did not allow itself to be...
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Martyrs’ Sacrificed Even in Death
A martyr is generally someone who is deeply attached to a cause, belief or faith and is willing to sacrifice for the sake of it. A true martyr does not even shy away from death, the ultimate sacrifice,...
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Visualizing the Nakba
These days, it isn’t only a picture, but an infographic, that is also worth a thousand words. In commemoration of the Nakba (catastrophe) on May 15, when the State of Israel was established in 1948...
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The lure of Athens
Note: This is the first of two posts recounting Eye on the East’s recent visit to Athens. Already two trips to Greece and I still haven’t been to its idyllic beaches and islands. Don’t be mistaken, I...
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It’s about Garbage and so much more
For once, and if only in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, the reality on the ground quite literally reflects the exact state of our country and its politics: garbage. In fact, if it is hard for you to picture...
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Remember Greece?
Note: This is the second of two posts recounting Eye on the East’s recent visit to Athens. Part one can be found here. It’s hard to believe that less than two months ago, Greece was on the verge of...
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Live from Beirut, from the beating heart of Beirut
I thought there would be no words to describe what happened in the streets of Beirut yesterday, but there are. What started as a cry of disgust against an already impotent and paralyzed government and...
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With the Stench of Garbage comes a Breeze of Hope
“We have been sleepless for years, We decided to wake up today, Oh homeland, do not blame us, We are now beyond the realm of blame.” … Continue reading →
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Desde Beirut a Santiago: recuerdos, democracia y de no volver hacia atrás…
Note: The following is a post about Chile, written by Eye on the East in Spanish, which happens to coincide with Chile’s Independence Day. It deals with the country’s exceptional political history, as...
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“Please Don’t Forget Me!” “!بشرفكن ما تنسوني”
On September 16, yet again, Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square and some of the main roads leading to Lebanon’s Parliament building came back to life. The families of the Lebanese soldiers kidnapped by Daesh were...
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“Your Time is Now”
“I’m here to get your blessings,” I began, delicately raising my voice to grab the attention of the man lying on the hospital bed in front of me. “How many kilos would you like?” he asked in a rather...
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From Beirut to Santiago: memories, democracy and about never going back
Note: This is a translated and abridged version of Eye on the East’s post about Chile in Spanish. The original version can be found here. 21 years have passed since I left Chile, but the wave of...
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Going Further East: Cambodia and Vietnam
It was my first time in Asia ever since my Japan days over 15 years ago. Of course every country in Asia is different and Japan’s uniqueness within Asia goes without saying. However, there is something...
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