غواية النجوم – «حجابه نور» (قرآن كريم)

Starry Temptation - "His Veil Is Light" (Quran)

Between a colonizer desiring to occupy the stars, a little prince who sees them laugh, and a Sufi mystic seeking their unification, the allure of the cosmos is revealed in humanity's diverse ways of approaching the heavens.

الفن الجيّد يوحي أكثر منه يستوحي

Good Art Inspires More Than It Draws Upon

The body thins to fly, merging with trees and birds — no death, only the dialectic of transformation, and bullets have lost to colors.

استئناف نقاش مع فكر مهدي عامل – ٢

Resuming a Discussion with the Thought of Mahdi Amil - Part 2

SifR

Can theory invent history? And is Marxist-Leninist thought truly absent from Arab thinking? A critical discussion with Mahdi Amil.

استئناف حوار مع فكر مهدي عامل -١

Resuming a Dialogue with the Thought of Mahdi Amil - Part 1

SifR

Mahdi Amil was distinguished by his theoretical independence from Soviet orthodoxy and the Communist Party, yet he remained rigorously committed to justifying its policies, creating a tension between his thought and his theoretical and political practice.

عكس السير – القراءة السياسية للاقتصاد. سلطة المال وسلطة السياسة

Against the Current - A Political Reading of the Economy: The Power of Money and the Power of Politics

SifR

Reverse direction: the political reading of economics — the ruling class uses power to build its interests, and the state is a tool of accumulation, not development.

عن الماركسية والتاريخ والثورات والدولة الوطنية والمجتمع المدني والطائفية وأشياء أخرى

On Marxism, History, Revolutions, the Nation-State, Civil Society, Sectarianism, and Other Things

الترا صوت

In a comprehensive intellectual review, the author re-examines fundamental concepts and experiences in the Arab world, calling for a critical, self-reliant approach that transcends imported ideas and simplistic dichotomies.

عن الماركسية والثورات والمجتمع المدني والطائفية

On Marxism, Revolutions, Civil Society, and Sectarianism

Bidayat

This article interrogates post-Cold War concepts adopted uncritically by the Arab world—from Marxism to the national state, civil society, and sectarianism—calling for a critical vision rooted in Arab reality.

الثورة والسياسة الثورية في فكر لينين

Revolution and Revolutionary Politics in Lenin's Thought

Bidayat

Lenin developed his revolutionary theory by adapting Marxism to Russia's reality of being "economically backward yet politically advanced," considering it the "weakest link" where revolution could precede advanced nations.

قراءة غرامشي في العصر النيوليبراليّ

Reading Gramsci in the Neoliberal Age

Gramsci in the neoliberal age: hegemony through consent, not coercion — "common sense" makes the ruling class's interests seem natural.

مقدّمة لـ«أسس نقد الاقتصاد السياسي» (١٨٥٧) جزء ٢/١

Introduction to the "Grundrisse" (1857) Part 1/2

Bidayat

In "Grundrisse," Marx challenges the classical economic view that separates and eternalizes production and distribution, revealing their organic unity and historical determination within specific social relations.

الحرية ضد العدالة والمساواة نقاش لأفكار فون هايك النيوليبراليّة

Freedom Against Justice and Equality: A Discussion of Friedrich von Hayek's Neoliberal Ideas

Bidayat

The article discusses Friedrich von Hayek's neoliberal ideas, which prioritize individual liberty over justice and equality, showing how his concept of market "spontaneity" ignores the role of human struggles in achieving justice and transforms the market into a speculative "casino."

ما هي النيوليبرالية؟

What Is Neoliberalism?

Bidayat

Neoliberalism is a comprehensive ideology that governs our lives without being named, presenting itself as a natural, inevitable doctrine, while being the economic face of new American imperialism and responsible for major crises.

شهادة في فكر – انطونيو غرامشي

Testimony on the Thought of Antonio Gramsci

They wanted to stop his mind for twenty years — Gramsci produced in prison the theory of "hegemony": ruling-class ideas become "common sense," and law is "the silent force" of coercion.

تأملات كورونيالية – قابيل، انكيدو وجورج حاتم

Coronial Reflections - Cain, Enkidu, and George Hatem

When humans domesticated animals, animals retaliated with plague — Enkidu was humanized through woman but died incomplete. In the 21st century, the savage is entirely human.

ماركس في «ربيع الشعوب» ١٨٤٨ بناء الحقل السياسي والتعلّم من الممارسة

Marx in the "Spring of Nations" 1848: Building the Political Field and Learning from Practice

Bidayat

Marx's engagement with the 1848 revolutions refined his understanding of class representation and the state, leading him to view socialism as the necessary completion of political democracy to resolve the contradiction between political and social inequality.

مقابلة الثقافة الجديدة

Al-Thaqafa al-Jadida Interview

Ath-Thaqafa Al-Jadida

An intellectual and political journey that never separated struggle from writing, offering critical revisions of civil war experiences and the challenges of the Left, and reaffirming Marxism as a reference for understanding contemporary capitalism.

ماركس في «ربيع الشعوب» ١٨٤٨ – بناء الحقل السياسي والتعلّم من الممارسة

Marx in the "Spring of Nations" 1848 - Building the Political Field and Learning from Practice

Bidayat

While media superficially compared the 'Arab Spring' to the 1848 revolutions without genuine study, this article reclaims Marx's engagement with the 'Spring of Peoples' to offer a profound analysis of revolutionary complexity, class representation, and the role of the state.

بدايات في العام السادس

Bidayat in Its Sixth Year

Bidayat

In its sixth year, “Bidayat” renews its commitment to expanding critical reflection and deep left-wing intellectual inquiry to confront the challenges of the Arab uprisings, moving beyond quick opinion journalism.

عودة علي شريعتي

The Return of Ali Shariati

Bidayat

Nasrallah and Khamenei declare Shariati's era over — insisting it has "passed" only confirms it is returning: "Red Shiism" vs. "Black."

Mamdouha Bobst Center for Peace and Justice – Princeton lecture

A Princeton lecture: neoliberalism banned "social justice" for a quarter century—and the Arab revolutions diagnosed the problem: unemployment, despotism, class inequality. No military solution to ISIS, only drying up its social sources.

A Response to Manfred Sing

A “non-repentant Marxist” responds to an academic who read three pages of his book and declared him a liberal convert — do you suggest skipping democracy for the dictatorship of the proletariat?

مشاريع ادونيس

Adonis' Projects

As-Safir

Which revolution is Adonis's reference? His eloquence covering for dictatorship now approaches stupidity.

مشاريع ادونيس … وادونيس ايضا مهموم بالمشاريع.

Adonis' Projects... And Adonis Too Is Preoccupied with Projects

As-Safir

Adonis rejects revolutions for lacking a "project" — has any revolution in history not begun by toppling the system as the path to an alternative?

لم ينقرض العرب والثقافة العربية تقاوِم

The Arabs Have Not Gone Extinct and Arabic Culture Resists

Adonis announces the extinction of Arabs while ignoring a resistant cultural surge — turning three hundred million people into a self-Orientalist stereotype.