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‘Assad or we burn the country: how one family’s lust for power destroyed Syria’

"A powerful new chronicle of the Syrian tragedy, based on interviews with regime insiders and rebel activists, seeks to explain the Assad government’s successful grip on power and the lengths to which it will go to maintain this."

Joey Ayoub book reviews, syria October 16, 2019May 10, 2020 8 Minutes

Lebanon, our painfully ordinary country

A new book by Cambridge University's Andrew Arsan arguing Lebanon is "a microcosm of the contemporary world" successfully analyzes the country's ills, offering a helpful framework for Lebanese seeking change.

Joey Ayoub book reviews, lebanon 1 Comment October 11, 2019May 10, 2020 8 Minutes

The future Palestinian present

"the Israeli state continues its war on the Palestinian past through censorship and on the Palestinian present through violence. This gives science fiction a creative potential that has yet to be truly explored: that of creating a new imaginary. “

Joey Ayoub book reviews, palestine/israel September 3, 2019May 10, 2020 8 Minutes

When Palestinians, Israelis and Germans spoke about trauma in the West Bank

A recent book explores the conditions under which Palestinians and Israelis might be able to reconcile. The challenges are immense, but worth studying.

Joey Ayoub book reviews, palestine/israel May 22, 2019May 10, 2020 9 Minutes

On Rohini Hensman’s ‘Indefensible’

Rohini wished to understand how something which is seemingly so ‘pro-human’ (anti-imperialism) could be used to justify that which is inherently ‘anti-human’ (state oppression).

Joey Ayoub book reviews Leave a comment July 3, 2018May 10, 2020 6 Minutes

On Yassin Haj Saleh’s book ‘The Impossible Revolution’

“Syrian society has been without a sense of historical purpose or a ‘project’ that could unite the people and align their expectations"

Joey Ayoub book reviews, syria Leave a comment October 3, 2017April 24, 2019 13 Minutes
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