by Martin Accad | Dec 5, 2019 | Opinion
A popular uprising sprang up in Lebanon against endemic state corruption and the kleptomania of our political class on Oct. 17. This uprising – or “revolution,” as the majority of activists prefer to call it – is populated by the majority of the Lebanese and is...
by Martin Accad | Jun 24, 2019 | Opinion
“What was it like growing up as a Christian in Lebanon, with so many Muslims around you?” “How did you handle the pressures of being a minority in a Muslim-majority context?” These are questions that I have been asked many times while traveling in Europe and North...
by Martin Accad | Mar 22, 2019 | Opinion
By now, everyone has heard of the shootings at the two mosques of Al Noor and Linwood in Christchurch, New Zealand, that led to the deaths of 50 Muslims and the wounding of 50 others at prayer on March 15. Sadly, this is not an isolated incident these days, with...
by Martin Accad | Jan 9, 2019 | Opinion
The single most important issue for the church today will be addressed at the Institute of Middle East Studies’ Middle East Consultation, taking place June 17-21. For the past 14 centuries, Christians have been interacting with Muslims through a vast array of...
by Martin Accad | Oct 26, 2018 | Opinion
Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and moderately outspoken critic of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, became an unlikely household name for most of us this month. After choosing self-imposed exile – apparently for security reasons last year – he...
