Middle East Studies Online Journal

De l’origine de la violence en pays musulmans Burhan Ghalioun* Exclusive Mafhoum 1- Du Texte à l’Histoire Comme dans tous les pays non-occidentaux, l’engagement des sociétés dans la voie de la modernité a posé beaucoup de défis et provoqué beaucoup de contradictions. L’une de ces dernières concerne la manière dont il faut s’approprier les valeurs [...] . . . → Read More: Islam et terrorisme

Burhan Ghalioun Le nationalisme arabe a toujours été un sujet de controverse, non seulement au sein du monde arabe entre militants appartenant aux différentes mouvances idéologiques, mais également au sein de l’opinion internationale et dans les milieux académiques. De la difficulté d’être arabe Perçu par ses adeptes comme l’expression d’une identité séculaire, se manifestant à [...] . . . → Read More: L’arabisme par delà nationalisme et islamisme

Interview If George Bush had his way, the principle under which Western policy in the Middle East is pursued should be: where violence doesn’t help, try more violence. Syrian-born Burhan Ghalioun, told Mona Sarkis why he believes this approach has polarised the region Burhan Ghalioun, head of the “Centre d’études arabes et Orient contemporain” and [...] . . . → Read More: B.Ghalioun: “The West Has Relied Too Much on Violence”

War on Lebanon – major players Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Israel and USA written by: Hichem Karoui, 23-Aug-06 “We may say that many interests have gathered behind the war” This newsletter addresses the following major topics: US-Europe and Arab Interests Behind the War in Lebanon Syria Living Without Perspective No Progress For Democracy in War Environment [...] . . . → Read More: The crisis of Lebanon and the Middle East

by Burhan Ghalioun The Heinrich Böll Foundation. Before the widespread use of the term Globalization, and following the end of the Cold War, the field of international relations was briefly dominated by the short-lived concept of a New World Order. Fashioned in stages, this concept initially described a new economic world order sought mainly by [...] . . . → Read More: GLOBALIZATION AND DEMOCRACY

Clerics Have Power In Muslim Countries . . . → Read More: Burhan Ghalioun: Clerics Control the Media

Interview Burhan Ghalioun to WSN : US-Europe and Arab Interests Behind the War in Lebanon Syria Living Without Perspective No Progress For Democracy in War Environment You Cannot Join the Democratic Club Without  its Members’ Agreement Democracy Is Not The Exception : Despotism Is The Arab World Believes in the USA The Arabs Cannot Build [...] . . . → Read More: No Progress For Democracy in War Environment