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Between the Politics of Life and the Geopolitics of Death: Syria 1963-2024 (Part 10)

[T]he rejection of state-centric nationalism, while desirable, could leave a discursive space that sectarian or despotic groups could occupy. This explains why supra-nationalist and infra-nationalist groups with Islamic, tribal, and ethnic identities dominate the scene. Due to these competing identities, which are functioning at the local and trans-local levels, popular nationalism is facing a major challenge as it attempts to counter state nationalism. Popular nationalism could be overtaken by other competing ideologies. Most opposition leaders are detached from people’s everyday realities. They are mostly busy producing centralized and exclusive narratives that are in many ways a replica of the regime’s ideology.] Noticeable from the start though, in the early period of popular nationalism women were mostly invisible in street activities although a few took part in the beginning of the revolution. During the toppling of the Assad regime by the leading force of HTS, women were hardly ...

Afghan Refugees in Europe

“In the beginning, everyone we met was really helpful – and then the reality set in. I am grateful to them for saving our lives, but in this bargain, I’ve lost my dignity, my home and I’m very depressed,” says Rias. Reflecting on the racism they’ve faced in their first year in Europe

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مؓهد الصبّي المتبجّŲ­  # Ł…Ų§ŁƒŲ±ŁˆŁ†  ŁˆŁ‡Łˆ ŁŠŁ‚Ł„ّŲÆ  # فيروز  (Ų£Ų­ŲÆ Ų¢Ų®Ų± Ł…Ų§ ŲØŁ‚ŁŠ لنا من ذكريات الزمن Ų§Ł„Ų¹Ų±ŲØŁŠ "Ų§Ł„Ų¬Ł…ŁŠŁ„") ŲØŁˆŲ³Ų§Ł…Ł‡ التافه، Ł‡Łˆ أعلى ŲÆŲ±Ų¬Ų§ŲŖ ال؄هانة Ł„Ų³ŁŠŲ§ŲÆŲ© ŁˆŁƒŲ±Ų§Ł…Ų© لا Ų“Ų¹ŲØ لبنان ŁˆŲ­ŲÆŁ‡، ŲØŁ„ ŁƒŁ„ّ ؓعوب المنطقة Ų§Ł„Ų¹Ų±ŲØŁŠŲ©.  Ł…Ł…Ų«ّŁ„ Ų§Ł„Ų§Ł…ŲØŲ±ŁŠŲ§Ł„ŁŠŲ© Ų§Ł„ŁŲ±Ł†Ų³ŁŠŲ©، ŁˆŁˆŁƒŁŠŁ„ Ų§Ł„Ų§Ł…ŲØŲ±ŁŠŲ§Ł„ŁŠŲ© Ų§Ł„Ų£Ł…Ų±ŁŠŁƒŁŠŲ©، لم يكتف ŲØŲ§Ų³ŲŖŲØŲ§Ų­Ų© Ų§Ł„Ų³ŁŠŲ§ŲÆŲ© Ų§Ł„Ų³ŁŠŲ§Ų³ŁŠŲ© ŁˆŲ§Ł„Ų§Ł‚ŲŖŲµŲ§ŲÆŁŠŲ© للبنان Ų¹ŲØŲ± ŲŖŲÆŲ®ّله الفجّ في ŲŖŁŲ§ŲµŁŠŁ„ ŲŖŲ“ŁƒŁŠŁ„ Ų§Ł„Ų­ŁƒŁˆŁ…Ų© ŁˆŁ…Ų·Ų§Ł„ŲØŲŖŁ‡ Ų§Ł„ŁˆŁ‚Ų­Ų© ŲØŁ€"الاصلاحات" Ų§Ł„ŲŖŁŠ Ų­ŲÆّدها ŲµŁ†ŲÆŁˆŁ‚ النقد Ų§Ł„ŲÆŁˆŁ„ŁŠ ŁˆŲ£ŲµŲ­Ų§ŲØŁ‡ Ų§Ł„Ų§Ł…ŲØŲ±ŁŠŲ§Ł„ŁŠŁˆŁ†. ŲØŁ„ Ł‡Łˆ يستبيح ŁƒŲ°Ł„Łƒ Ų­ŲŖّى عالم Ų§Ł„Ų±Ł…ŁˆŲ² ŁˆŲ§Ł„Ł…Ų“Ų§Ų¹Ų± ويك Ų±ّŲ³ في Ų§Ł„Ł…Ų®ŁŠŲ§Ł„ Ų§Ł„Ų¬Ł…Ų¹ŁŠ Ų§Ł„Ų“Ų¹ŲØŁŠ Ų­Ł‚ŁŠŁ‚Ų© تبعيّŲ©  # لبنان  Ł„فرنسا في Ų°ŁƒŲ±Ł‰ Ł…Ų¦Ų© Ų¹Ų§Ł… على ŲŖŲ£Ų³ŁŠŲ³Ł‡Ų§ لنظامه Ų§Ł„Ų·Ų§Ų¦ŁŁŠ.  لم أعتقد ŁŠŁˆŁ…ًŲ§ أنّ فيروز ŁŠŁ…ŁƒŁ† أن ŲŖŲŖŲ®ّŲ° Ł…ŁˆŁ‚ŁŲ§ Ł…ŲŗŲ§ŁŠŲ±ًŲ§ Ł„Ł„ŲŖŲ±Ų­ŁŠŲØ بزيارة Ł…Ų§ŁƒŲ±ŁˆŁ† ŁˆŁˆŲ³Ų§Ł…Ł‡. ŁŲŖŁ„Łƒ Ł‡ŁŠ حدود ŁˆŲ¹ŁŠŁ‡Ų§ Ų§Ł„Ų³ŁŠŲ§Ų³ŁŠ، المرتبطة Ų­ŁƒŁ…Ų§ ŲØŁ…ŁˆŁ‚Ų¹Ł‡Ų§ Ų§Ł„Ų·ŲØŁ‚ŁŠ Ų§Ł„Ł…Ų±ŁŠŲ­، Ų§Ł„Ų°ŁŠ ŁŠŁ…ŁƒŁ† أن ŁŠŲµŁ„ أقصاه ؄لى فهم التناقض الصارخ Ł…Ų¹ Ų§Ł„Ų¹ŲÆŁˆّ Ų§Ł„ŲµŁ‡ŁŠŁˆŁ†ŁŠ لا ؄لى ŲŖŁ…Ų«ّŁ„ التناقض Ų§Ł„Ų¹Ł…ŁŠŁ‚ Ł…Ų¹ Ų§Ł„Ł‚ŁˆŁ‰ Ų§Ł„Ų§Ł…ŲØŲ±ŁŠŲ§Ł„ŁŠŲ© Ų§Ł„ŲŖŁŠ تسند هذا Ų§Ł„Ų¹ŲÆŁˆّ. فهذا يحتاج ؄لى وعي سياسي يساري ŁˆŲ·Ł†ŁŠ ثوري لا ŲŖŁ…Ł„ŁƒŁ‡. Ł„ŁƒŁ†ّي ŁƒŁ†ŲŖ آمُŁ„ُ أن يتخّŲ° ابن...
"Our way of life" in feeling pity for the homeless once a year . The concept of dignity does not exist. I would take it as a polite insult by the so-called fourth economy in the world, which cannot house its homeless.