Ahmad Faris Al-Shidyaq: In quest of another modernity

Cambridge University Press

Al-Shidyaq, bearer of "the possible modernity": Work, not Education, as the motor of renaissance; the repression of female instinct as the basis of male domination—and peasant revolts, not the European "spark," as his context.

الأمل لا يعني التغاضي عن الانتكاسات مقابلة مع فواز طرابلسي

Hope Does Not Mean Overlooking Setbacks: An Interview with Fawwaz Traboulsi

Bidayat

Marxism gave him the confidence to write about everything — and hope does not mean overlooking setbacks.

دليل ثوار وثوريين العرب

A Guide to Arab Revolutionaries and Rebels

This is not a museum of revolutionaries but a guide to what revolutions teach: independence is not enough, and defeat itself changes the victor.

Aḥmad Fāris al-Shidyāq: An Arab Traveler in Nineteenth-Century Europe and Beyond

Aḥmad Fāris al-Shidyāq, the rebellious Nahda thinker, bridged the gap between East and West, advocating for freedom, equality, and women's liberation, facing censorship and marginalization.

Ahmad Faris Shidyaq: An Arab Traveller in 19th Century Europe

Shidyaq: a deacon who converted, the first Arab socialist—and 121 years on, his Muslim name still embarrasses his Maronite village.

Variations on an Andalusian Theme – Undated Letters to Etel

From Granada to Cana: civil wars replicate—and water did not turn to wine, "blood simply turned into blood."

Guide des révolutionnaires et des rebelles arabes

A Guide to Arab Revolutionaries and Rebels

A guide, not a museum: portraits of Arab revolutionaries from Ben Barka to Mahmoud Mohamed Taha—and the lesson that defeated revolutions change the victor and failed ones accomplish more than revolutionaries imagine.

Modern Arab Feminism

Arab women's rights are the first concession to fundamentalism—and since 1929, Nazirah Zayn al-Din's question stands: "Do you want to unfurl your flags over your women's faces as a substitute for the kingdoms you have lost?"

An Intelligent Man’s Guide to Modern Arab Feminism

Al-Shidyaq saw the repression of female instinct as the foundation of male domination—and Nazirah Zayn al-Din asked: "Do you want to unfurl your flags over your women's faces as a substitute kingdom for the kingdoms you have lost?"