It Didn't Start on October 7

There is still no solution to the conflict in Israel-Palestine that is not based on respecting everyone’s human rights.

Oct 7

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Home Again in Aleppo

On finally returning to Syria from exile to rebuild the house we lost.

Oct 1

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September 2026

‘The Translator’s Betrayal,’ a Poem by Mohammed Abu Lebda

“I mute the songs that should be sung, / And veil the cruelty of death.”

Sep 28

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How Syria’s Future After Assad Echoes With Its Past

The debates in Syria today resonate with the same set of challenges that earlier generations of Syrians faced.

Sep 16

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What ‘Never Forget’ Forgot

The instant, mass memorialization of 9/11 that defined the Bush era—and after—has always left things out.

Sep 12 • Frederick Deknatel

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‘When the City Falls Asleep,’ a Poem by Raed Shomar

“When the city falls asleep, I am bound to return.”

Sep 10

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August 2026

Into Syria’s Day After

Much has changed since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and much has not.

Aug 31 • Alex Simon

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How Saudi Arabia Captured the U.S. Economy Through American Oligarchs

Infatuation with Saudi money—and tyranny—reveals what many oligarchs envision for America’s future.

Aug 26 • Casey Michel

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Samar Yazbek: Giving Voice to Gaza's Survivors

What happened to the people of Gaza who survived the genocide? Is it even right that we consider them survivors?

Aug 17

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King Abdullah’s False Promises of Reform in Jordan

The Western-backed monarch’s purported commitment to political liberalization doesn't match reality for Jordanians under his long rule.

Aug 14

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July 2026

'The Tragedy of Being a War,' a Poem by Mohammed Abu Lebda

"I am a war dizzy with vertigo, nursing an unforgivable humiliation."

Jul 27

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Iran Won't Give Up Its Leverage Over Hormuz

Threats to close the Strait of Hormuz were a decades-long Iranian bluff. Trump's war changed all that.

Jul 16 • The Conversation U.S.

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