Most recent articles by Hazem Saghieh
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Arab states in crisisThe ruling classes' dereliction of duty
In this essay, renowned Lebanese journalist and writer Hazem Saghieh asks whether the Arab Levant, which stretches from Iraq in the east to Egypt in the west, will remain an inhabitable region in the long term
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Germany′s ′Nazi′ methodsErdogan – the expert on democracy
In likening present-day Germany to the Nazi era, Recep Tayyip Erdogan demonstrates that his ignorance of Germany is on a par with his ignorance of Nazism. As the Lebanese journalist Hazem Saghieh writes, it is a glaring example of the illiteracy that is prevalent among politicians in the Middle East
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Islam in EuropeThe "Muslim Community": A European Invention
Europeans' tendency to view immigrants from Islamic countries as belonging to a single, homogeneous "Muslim community" reflects an essentialist view of the "other" which carries negative consequences.