Decrypting Lebanon: My Time with the Tripoli Special Economic Zone(TSEZ)
By: Shounak Mukherjee While swimming towards the highest point on the horizon, I took a quick glance at the dusky
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Lebanon’s Forgotten City: Emerging from 40 Years of Conflict
Tripoli: Lebanon’s second largest city is emerging from 40 years of conflict and surely worth the detour By Claire Wilson &
Read MorePhotographer Rania Matar Discusses Portraits and Identity
By: Hilary Ross Rania Matar is a Lebanese-American photographer who photographs women and girls living in the United States and
Read MoreMESA 2016 in Boston
We are very excited about the Middle East Studies Association annual meeting in Boston this year, and the Fares
Read MoreHeritages: Our Story, Part III
This video is Part III in our series inspired by the film Heritages. In this video, Jacques Sultan, a documentary maker
Read MoreHeritages: Our Story, Part II
This video is Part II in our series inspired by the film Heritages. Dr. Franck Salameh, professor of Near Eastern languages
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Heritages: Our Story, Part I
In November 2015, the Fares Center hosted a screening of Heritages, a film by Lebanese director Philippe Aractingi. The film
Read MoreLessons from Palmyra: Is history still in danger, or can we worry about today?
By Elayne Stecher It was only January 2014 that American president Barack Obama referred to the Islamic State, then a
Read MoreEnergy and Politics in Cyprus: The Gordian Knot
By Serhat S. Cubukcuoglu In May 2015, leaders of the divided island of Cyprus resumed peace talks for re-unification under
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