thedisgraceofgod

Religion; politics; esp. the sordid courtship of one by the other. On a good day, the resistance of same by culture, irony and humour.

Thursday, July 20, 2017

UK Syria vote: Who MPs should (and should not) be listening to

[Originally published by Now Lebanon on 2/12/2015] British MPs should consult Syrians, not dubious Western ideologues, on whether or not...

From Beirut to Britain, bigots are on the march

[Originally published by Now Lebanon on 29/6/2016] In one sense, you have to hand it to Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement. Long before ...

Sunday, July 16, 2017

A grotesque attack on a brilliant writer

[Originally published by Now Lebanon on 18/8/2016] Why have a Pulitzer Prize winner and a NYT bestselling author, among others, promo...

In south Lebanon's last Communist holdout, alcohol sale under threat

[Originally published by Now Lebanon on 15/1/2016] A petition decrying alcohol as “a violation of the shari`a of Islam” demands shops se...

An autobiography of Syria's revolution

[Originally published by Now Lebanon on 17/8/2016] Can it really be three years this month since the enormous sarin attack on Damascus’...

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Obama's Middle East legacy: desertion of the democrats

[Originally published by Now Lebanon on 19/4/16] From Iran through Syria, Egypt and beyond, the net effect of Obama’s two terms has work...

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Alex Rowell: Beirut-based contributor to The Daily Beast, among others. Author of upcoming book 'Vintage Humour: The Islamic Wine Poetry of Abu Nuwas' (Hurst Publishers, expected autumn 2017). For comments, questions and criticisms, write to me at rowell [dot] alex [at] gmail [dot] com, or follow me @alexjrowell.

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