Twenty-five years ago, a radiant light rose from the edges of occupied Palestine and spread across the mountains and hills of southern Lebanon—a solar ray reflected in the sculpted faces of a handful of warriors, scholars, and strategists. A light so powerful, it burned away the last traces of the ...
Ahmad Al-Sharaa, previously known as Abu Mohammad Al-Joulani, a unique example of the radical transformations foreseen by the region. Through his “Jihadist” experience in Afghanistan and Iraq to a political leader in Syria, Al-Sharaa drew a path reflecting the deep contradictions in the Arab geopolitical scene. These transformations lay crucial ...