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Sami Moubayed

Damascus, Syria

Sami Moubayed is a Syrian political analyst and historian based in Damascus, Syria. Moubayed is the author of "Damascus Between Democracy and Dictatorship (2000)" and "Steel & Silk: Men and Women Who Shaped Syria 1900-2000 (2006)." He has also authored a biography of Syria's former President Shukri al-Quwatli and currently serves as Associate Professor at the Faculty of International Relations at al-Kalamoun University in Syria. In 2004, he created Syrianhistory.com, the first and online museum of Syrian history. He is also co-founder and editor-in-chief of FORWARD, the leading English monthly in Syria, and Vice-President of Haykal Media. Close.

Sami Moubayed

Damascus, Syria

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Entries from Sami Moubayed at PostGlobal tagged with 'United States'

Palestinian Land, Freedom, and Justice

The Palestinian and Arab dream is not so far removed from Martin Luther King's.

Bush's Mideast Dishonor

I don’t think Bush needs to strengthen his legacy. It has already been deeply engraved in the history of the Middle East. George W. Bush has in fact ruined the Middle East.

21st C. Churchill in Another Man's War

Tony Blair's legacy has many parallels to Britain's revered leader of World War II, Winston Churchill. But while Churchill sent British troops into battle to defend their homeland against Nazi invaders, Blair has sent his soldiers to die for a cause not their own. It is that of the friend who may bring his legacy down: George W. Bush.

The Real War and Prospects for Peace

Damascus, Syria -- Anybody in the Arab world who believes that Hezbollah will win this war, liberate the Sheba Farms or destroy Israel is simply nurturing a fantasy. I am amazed at the number of people who argue that "miracles...

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