Interviews
Control and Humiliation at the Allenby Bridge: An Interview with Helmi Al-Araj
Read the interview in ArabicThe Allenby Bridge crossing, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, is supposed to serve as a lifeline for Palestinians. In practice, however, it has become a gateway to daily humiliation and a relentless test of...
“Geographic Proximity Must Translate into Strategic Proximity” An Interview with Housni Abidi
Read the interview in ArabicThe year 2026 has been marked by acute political tensions since its very first days. In its opening week, U.S. soldiers abducted the Venezuelan president and transferred him to New York on the direct orders of...
“We Are Working Tirelessly to Reach Every Missing Child”: An Interview with Dr. Raghdaa Zidan
Read the interview in Arabic The Assad regime devastated the Syrian state and society, turning public institutions into tools for corruption and repression over decades. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor was no exception. The Syrian state was entirely...
“Israel Exploits Palestinian Antiquities to Serve Its Settlement Agenda” An Interview with Mohammad Jaradat
Palestinian heritage faces grave challenges under Israeli occupation, amid Judaization policies, settlement expansion, and systematic acts of sabotage and looting. Preserving archaeological sites and Palestinian historical identity has thus become a matter of existential urgency.Palestinian heritage is more than just...
“Syria was the beacon of Arab democracy”: An Interview with Historian Elizabeth Thompson
Read the interview in ArabicSyria’s momentous transition today-following its liberation from the Assad regime, which ruled by iron and fire for some 55 years-harkens back to a similar pivotal moment in Syrian political memory a century ago: 1920. That year...
What Remains of Egypt’s January Revolution? An Interview with Hossam el-Hamalawy
The fifteenth anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 Revolution arrives at an ambiguous historical moment. It is a time marked more by exhaustion than nostalgia, weighed down not only by the question “What happened?” but also “What remains?”Fifteen years on, we...
Pluralism, Memory, and Citizenship in a New Syria: An Interview with Writer Haitham Hussein
In a country exhausted by decades of denial, exclusionary identity politics, and a deep-seated mutual fear that has become part of daily consciousness, words themselves become a moral act. Speaking out breaks the silence, creates space for difference, and affirms...
“Political Bullying Has Weakened International Law”: An interview with Novelist Hisham Matar
A man who writes literature with deep optimism and an unwavering faith in humanity and love rooted in trust in human exchange and in the simple Arabic maxim: “I am of you and to you.” He believes that most people...
Palestinian Lands as a Dump for Israeli Waste… An Interview with Dr. “Aql Abu Qura”
In the heart of occupied Jerusalem, the Qalandia area is facing an unprecedented environmental and humanitarian challenge following the Israeli occupation authorities’ announcement of a plan to establish a waste landfill and a waste‑to‑energy plant serving the Israeli Electricity Company...
“No Banned Books in the New Syria”: An Interview with Ahmad Jassem Al-Hussein, the Head of the Arab Writers Union
At a historical moment when the contours of a new Syria are beginning to take shape and as the country reexamines its cultural and intellectual roles after years of stagnation and political subjugation the question of the relevance and role...