Haytham Mouzahem Haytham Mouzahem is a Lebanese analyst specializing in Middle Eastern and Islamic affairs. On Twitter: @haytham66 Lebanon | Nov 11, 2016 Just how much can Lebanon change under Aoun? Lebanese President Michel Aoun’s plans for economic and political reform will face numerous challenges including endemic corruption and his own limited powers. Palestine | Nov 7, 2014 Palestinian-Syrian refugees face hardship in Lebanon About 60,000 Palestinian-Syrians have fled to Lebanon, but many are finding that they cannot work and cannot afford food and housing. Iraq | Jul 7, 2014 Lebanese Hezbollah unlikely to intervene in Iraq crisis Although some have expressed concerns that Hezbollah could intervene in Iraq to protect Shiite holy sites from Islamic State militants, a number of Lebanese politicians and sources close to Hezbollah dismiss this possibility. Lebanon | May 13, 2014 Hezbollah evasive on presidential candidates Although Hezbollah has yet to name its preferred candidate for the Lebanese presidency, there are a number of requirements that a potential candidate must meet to gain the party’s endorsement. Originals | Apr 29, 2014 Head of Lebanon’s Islamic Group opposes any intervention in Syria In an interview with Al-Monitor, Azzam al-Ayoubi, head of the political bureau of the Islamic Group in Lebanon, said that his party has no official ties with Hezbollah and revealed that Saudi Arabia had assured his organization that it would not be included on its expanded terrorism list. Lebanon | Apr 21, 2014 Lebanon’s Sufi orders threatened by rise in Salafism While Lebanon has been home to Sufi orders for centuries, a recent rise in extremist Salafism on the Sunni scene threatens their existence. Iraq | Apr 14, 2014 Lebanon's Shiite seminaries split between tradition, modernity Although most Shiite seminaries in Lebanon still follow a traditional curriculum, a number of schools have begun to revise and develop their educational approaches. Iraq | Mar 13, 2014 Najaf seminaries maintain traditional teaching methods Unlike some religious schools in Iran and Lebanon, the seminaries in Najaf have maintained traditional teaching methods that allow students flexibility in choosing their course of study. Lebanon | Mar 3, 2014 Lebanese minibus hero helps thwart suicide bomber Hussein Msheik, a Lebanese minibus driver who survived a suicide attack on Feb. 3, speaks to Al-Monitor about the incident and his future plans. Palestine | Feb 27, 2014 Nasrallah talks Palestine after bombings in Lebanon Following reports that Palestinian nationals have been involved in planning and carrying out recent suicide attacks in Lebanon, there are concerns that it could lead to a division between Palestinian and Lebanese factions involved in the resistance against Israel. Pagination Show more Latest News Ahead of feared Rafah invasion, Palestinians mourn bombardment dead Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 25, 2024 French police break up pro-Palestinian university protest Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 25, 2024 More than 100 arrested at US university pro-Palestinian protests Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 25, 2024 See more Podcasts Environmental horror, ISIS resurgence in Amberin Zaman’s dispatch from Syria Palestinian UN membership struck down as US casts fourth veto Dispatch from Lebanon: We hear Israeli planes on daily basis See more
Lebanon | Nov 11, 2016 Just how much can Lebanon change under Aoun? Lebanese President Michel Aoun’s plans for economic and political reform will face numerous challenges including endemic corruption and his own limited powers.
Palestine | Nov 7, 2014 Palestinian-Syrian refugees face hardship in Lebanon About 60,000 Palestinian-Syrians have fled to Lebanon, but many are finding that they cannot work and cannot afford food and housing.
Iraq | Jul 7, 2014 Lebanese Hezbollah unlikely to intervene in Iraq crisis Although some have expressed concerns that Hezbollah could intervene in Iraq to protect Shiite holy sites from Islamic State militants, a number of Lebanese politicians and sources close to Hezbollah dismiss this possibility.
Lebanon | May 13, 2014 Hezbollah evasive on presidential candidates Although Hezbollah has yet to name its preferred candidate for the Lebanese presidency, there are a number of requirements that a potential candidate must meet to gain the party’s endorsement.
Originals | Apr 29, 2014 Head of Lebanon’s Islamic Group opposes any intervention in Syria In an interview with Al-Monitor, Azzam al-Ayoubi, head of the political bureau of the Islamic Group in Lebanon, said that his party has no official ties with Hezbollah and revealed that Saudi Arabia had assured his organization that it would not be included on its expanded terrorism list.
Lebanon | Apr 21, 2014 Lebanon’s Sufi orders threatened by rise in Salafism While Lebanon has been home to Sufi orders for centuries, a recent rise in extremist Salafism on the Sunni scene threatens their existence.
Iraq | Apr 14, 2014 Lebanon's Shiite seminaries split between tradition, modernity Although most Shiite seminaries in Lebanon still follow a traditional curriculum, a number of schools have begun to revise and develop their educational approaches.
Iraq | Mar 13, 2014 Najaf seminaries maintain traditional teaching methods Unlike some religious schools in Iran and Lebanon, the seminaries in Najaf have maintained traditional teaching methods that allow students flexibility in choosing their course of study.
Lebanon | Mar 3, 2014 Lebanese minibus hero helps thwart suicide bomber Hussein Msheik, a Lebanese minibus driver who survived a suicide attack on Feb. 3, speaks to Al-Monitor about the incident and his future plans.
Palestine | Feb 27, 2014 Nasrallah talks Palestine after bombings in Lebanon Following reports that Palestinian nationals have been involved in planning and carrying out recent suicide attacks in Lebanon, there are concerns that it could lead to a division between Palestinian and Lebanese factions involved in the resistance against Israel.
Ahead of feared Rafah invasion, Palestinians mourn bombardment dead Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 25, 2024
More than 100 arrested at US university pro-Palestinian protests Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 25, 2024