by Martin Accad | Oct 19, 2015 | Opinion
I was traveling when the recent popular uprising began in Lebanon. At first, it emerged as an outcry to the trash crisis that has been engulfing Lebanon with its stench for several months now. Lebanon hasn’t had its “Arab Spring.” Some people think...
by Terence Ascott | Jan 30, 2014 | Opinion
2011 began with high expectations for new freedoms and prosperity across much of the Arab world. Three years on, there is a palpable sense of disappointment and frustration. Egypt has been through two revolutions, has had a failed experiment with political Islam and...
by Brian Kaylor | Jul 3, 2013 | News
During the annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, several speakers urged Baptists to understand and engage Muslims to advance the common good in the Middle East. The presentations came during a joint session on Monday of two BWA...
by Elie Haddad | Jan 28, 2013 | Opinion
A question has been on my mind a lot lately. What should the role of the church be in the context of our troubled region? How should the church respond to its changing realities as the Arab Spring is unfolding? We can observe a variety of responses around us. Mostly,...
by Sean Binkley | Oct 2, 2012 | Opinion
A few weeks ago, I left Cairo after living in Egypt for two years. I loved my time there. I worked first as a copywriter and editor, and then as an English teacher, living through the uprising that toppled former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and then Egypt’s...
