“The pain of refugees is a part of me . . .”
Interview with Jay (Jihad) Abdo. Photo credits to Fadia Afashe. On 24 October 2020 Syrian-American Hollywood actor Jay (Jihad) Abdo
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Interviews
The Biden Administration and the Middle East: A conversation with Dr. Daniel Pipes
Photo: President-elect Joe Biden speaking at Harvard Kennedy School in 2014. Photo credit: AP Michael Johns was joined by Dr.
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“The only thing I could give the revolution and the Syrian people is my voice … it’s all I have.”
Lubana Al Quntar is a rare talent that, if given the proper support, has the power to uplift her entire nation, putting Syria, and the Arab World, on the map of classical opera globally. Yet, in Assad’s Syria talents like hers are systematically eliminated.
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“It’s about human life. It’s not about Americans or Syrians. I am trying to heal patients.”
Syrians believe in the American ideals of liberty, the right to peaceful assembly, equality and the pursuit of happiness, that are now echoing across the American cities.
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“Erdoğan the Good” or “Erdoğan the Bad?” A conversation with Soner Çağaptay on US-Turkey relations following US withdrawal from Syria
Editor-in-Chief Reilly Barry sits down with US-Turkey relations expert Soner Çağaptay to discuss what is important to keep in mind in the bilateral context following major changing events in Syria and renewed US dialogue on the path ahead for the alliance, Turkey’s role in NATO, and the lasting persona of Erdoğan affecting the relationship.
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Empowerment and compassion in refugee crisis response: A conversation with UNHCR MENA Director Amin Awad
“Having worked all over the world on a range of emergencies over the last 30 years, community resilience is something that I have witnessed in every situation, without fail. The strength of the human spirit to triumph over adversity never ceases to amaze me.”
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Interview: Mental Health in the Middle East with Doctor Brigitte Khoury
JMEPP staff writer Lynn Ezzeddine interviewed Dr. Brigitte Khoury, the first psychologist in Lebanon’s most reputable hospital, American University of
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