Makram Rabah

Contributor at Al Arabiya

Managing Editor at NOW Lebanon

Assistant Professor of History | American University of Beirut | views my own [email protected]

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Articles

Saint Levant: Soft Duplicity with a Beat

1 week ago | nowlebanon.com | Makram Rabah

The American University of Beirut’s Spring festival, known as AUB Outdoors, has long been a beloved tradition. Held over two days at the end of the academic year, it features games, food, and live music, all organized by a student-led committee to raise funds for the university’s financial aid program.
A republic in denial: Lebanon’s strategic paralysis

1 week ago | english.alarabiya.net | Makram Rabah

5 min read Time and tide wait for no man – an adage that tragically captures the political paralysis gripping the Lebanese Republic. As the region evolves rapidly, Lebanon remains stubbornly anchored in its dysfunction, failing to launch the bold reforms necessary for its survival. President Joseph Aoun, despite assuming office with the promise of charting a new course, has proven unwilling to undertake even the most basic steps toward recovery.
Faith, fire, and fragmentation: The Druze dilemma in a New Syria

2 weeks ago | ara.tv | Makram Rabah

The fall of the Assad regime – long thought unimaginable – brought immense relief to millions of Syrians who had endured over five decades of repression. For those who rose in revolt in 2011, it felt like vindication. But what followed has not been a clean transition to democracy or stability. Instead, Syria is now ruled by a former jihadist-turned-president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, whose self-appointed government is viewed with deep suspicion by many of the country’s minority groups.
Faith, fire, and fragmentation: The Druze dilemma in a New Syria

2 weeks ago | english.alarabiya.net | Makram Rabah

The fall of the Assad regime – long thought unimaginable – brought immense relief to millions of Syrians who had endured over five decades of repression. For those who rose in revolt in 2011, it felt like vindication. But what followed has not been a clean transition to democracy or stability. Instead, Syria is now ruled by a former jihadist-turned-president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, whose self-appointed government is viewed with deep suspicion by many of the country’s minority groups.
Burying Infants and Hezbollah’s Weapon

1 month ago | nowlebanon.com | Makram Rabah

A Lebanese army officer shows to Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam an Israeli military positon on the horizon, in the southern village of Khiam near the border with Israel, on February 28, 2025, after the withdrawal last December of Israeli forces from the area under a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah.
The American University of Beirut vs. the Axis of Shallowness

1 month ago | nowlebanon.com | Makram Rabah

Image of AUB main gate, to the right AUB’s ninth president, Malcolm Kerr assassinated in 1984. Last week, the American University of Beirut (AUB) marked the 50th anniversary of the Lebanese Civil War with a series of public events. These weren’t just commemorations—they were acts of resistance against the ruling class’s ongoing campaign of enforced amnesia.
Hezbollah: The headless chicken

Feb 21, 2025 | english.alarabiya.net | Makram Rabah

100% Font Size share close URL Copied 7 min read Mike the headless chicken remains, to this day, a mystery as people try to explain how this fowl was able, in 1945 in Colorado, to live for 18 months after its head was cut off.
Hezbollah: The headless chicken

Feb 21, 2025 | ara.tv | Makram Rabah

100% Font Size share close URL Copied 7 min read Mike the headless chicken remains, to this day, a mystery as people try to explain how this fowl was able, in 1945 in Colorado, to live for 18 months after its head was cut off.
Justice is the foundation of Governance

Feb 4, 2025 | nowlebanon.com | Makram Rabah

The king depends on the army, the army depends on money, money depends on revenue, revenue depends on prosperity, prosperity depends on justice, justice depends on the integrity of officials, and the integrity of officials depends on the righteousness of ministers. In summary: justice is the foundation of Governance. This is the slogan of the fourth anniversary of the assassination of the master of reason and words, Lokman Mohsen Slim.
What to expect when you’re electing a new Lebanese president

Jan 9, 2025 | english.alarabiya.net | Makram Rabah

5 min read Electing a president in Lebanon is a gut-wrenching process and leaves the country grappling with politically inherited problems, causing frustration and disappointment. The election of the Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, which took place Thursday, is a case in point. The Lebanese presidency has been vacant since Michel Aoun left office on October 30, 2022.