A Non-Separatist Sephardic Imagine
She loves John Lennon’s famous song ‘…Nothing to kill or die for, And no religion, too…’ Like Lennon, she (too) wants to change her surroundings! She is trying to draw […]
Pax Vobiscum!
It was Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, who had announced in December (2018) that 2019 would be officially proclaimed as the ‘Year of Tolerance’, […]
On Movements & Locomotion…
She could casually take strolls even three weeks ago… well, now, she cannot! However, she is not ready to suppress her plight. The 55-year-old Leyla Güven’s hunger strike entered its […]
Syrian Serial Turning Serious?
Teenager Leonora and her boyfriend Martin Lehm had left their homes four years ago, as the German couple planned to settle in Syria. The then 15-year-old Leonora thought that everything […]
A Cryptic Incident?
It seems that archaeologists have discovered the graves of Antony and Cleopatra VII! Mark Antony – considered as a hero in Rome – was an excellent orator and a symbol […]
A Syria-ous Ally?
It seems that the existence of President Bashar al-Assad’s Syria is more or less secured as long as Iran is there. At a time when the US and its Western […]
A Friend In Need
Lebanon recently made a serious attempt to readmit neighbouring Syria to Arab League in order to boost the economy of the war-ravaged West Asian nation. During the recent Arab foreign […]
Traumatized & Tormented… Then To Toronto
It wasn’t possible for her to build her career without the permission of her family members… She was also denied permission to marry whom she loved… She had no freedom. […]
Desecrating Red’s Name
Istanbul is not only the city of Nobel laureate Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, but also the city that has witnessed many political murders! From the near and dear ones of top Ottoman emperors to Chechen guerrillas, a number of eminent personalities have been assassinated in this historic city. The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is the latest addition to the list.
