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Jan 8, 2025 | daraj.media | Omar Haj Kadour

Despite the extensive writing about the Alawites and attempts to understand their relationship with the Assad regime, there have been fewer efforts to examine their relationship with Syria itself. Common clichés in this regard, often accusatory, reference a petition signed by Alawite notables requesting France to maintain its mandate over Syria.

Nov 19, 2024 | daraj.media | Mustafa Ibrahim

Since the beginning of this genocidal war, words have eluded us, and today, I struggle to convey the magnitude of this horrific catastrophe. Yet, the faces of the starving express it fully. Israel is waging a relentless war against Palestinians, sending the message that there is no Palestinian culture, no Palestinian history, no Palestinian people. This isn’t just a lie or a dehumanization tactic; it’s an attempt to seize control of the narrative, rewriting it to fit a distorted version of reality.

Nov 16, 2024 | daraj.media | Vicken Cheterian

Dear Osman,It’s been a while since I’ve wanted to ask you “How are you?” but I am afraid to do so. The world outside your prison is not the same place since we last saw each other. I still remember our last meeting vividly. It was in September 2016, at the eighth International Hrant Dink Award ceremony in Istanbul. I arrived there by chance, as I was briefly in Istanbul on my way to Antep (officially Gaziantep, though its ‘victory’ came at the cost of my people’s existence).

Nov 11, 2024 | daraj.media | Marguerita Sejaan

“For the first time in my life, I feel like I miss school,” said Lynn Housseini, a 13-year-old Nabatieh resident, who like 1.2 million other Lebanese people, had to flee her home because of escalating Israeli attacks. “But now there’s nothing left in Nabatieh, they [the Israeli army] completely destroyed it,” she continued.

Nov 5, 2024 | daraj.media | Alia Ibrahim

To everyone who’s been asking me, I have been saying I am well. When fear or depression are luxuries you can’t afford, you have to be well. I make jokes about the safety of my apartment, in my friendly-yet-highly-guarded neighborhood, protected by the former warlord of my choice. My team is secure. My daughters’ school relocated. My parents live far from threats. My nephews, my friends, and my loved ones have left the country, or moved to sheltered coasts and mountains.