American University of Beirut

Papers EN Art & Literature History 2012

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.

Talks & Panels EN History Politics 2012

Arab Revolution – AUB

The Arab revolutions are directed not only against the present but against the "until now"—the moment when the voiceless make the experts voiceless.

Papers EN Political Economy Politics 2001

The Lebanese System Revisited

The Lebanese system was "globalized before globalization"—it was not coexistence that produced prosperity but economic expansion, and when it was unevenly distributed, war followed. The alternative: "Security by providing bread for everybody."