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In the aftermath of Assad’s ouster, Syria has a rare opportunity to forge a new era—but only if old political patterns don’t prevail.
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The nuanced and flexible thinking of Sufism, embodied in the work of Idries Shah, makes it an antidote to the fanaticism of our polarized times.
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British travel writer Robert Twigger’s book ‘Red Nile’ explores the blood-soaked history of the world’s longest and perhaps most storied river.
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The futuristic city of Dubai, known for its glitzy sheen, also harbours a gritty old world port with ancient links to Arabia and South Asia.
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Neither aligned with Damascus nor with the Sunni rebel groups fighting the Assad regime, Syria’s Kurds yearn for their own homeland.
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Descending the winding road through hills of scrub brush into Lebanon’s region of Wadi Khaled, one encounters a number of oddities absent in other towns along the way: makeshift tent villages, mobs of dishevelled children, and a palpable sense of…
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