Liban : De la crise au soulèvement
Depuis la formation du Grand Liban, décision mandataire française en 1920, puis la proclamation de la République libanaise en 1926 et l’obtention de son indépendance en 1943, le pays n’a […]
MoreRevue de Presse: December 1
The crisis of liberalism lies in its inability to explain modern phenomena, Katrina Forrester argues in The Guardian. Attempting to understand the turbulent politics of recent years, liberals often point […]
MoreReading Kamel Daoud in America
Review of Kamel Daoud, Chroniques: Selected Columns, 2010-2016 (Other Press, 2018) Translated by Elisabeth Zerofsky I’m a latecomer to the Affaire Daoud. I overlooked the fawning coverage that Kamel Daoud’s novel, […]
MoreFocus: Sex and Secularism
When French and American scholars and journalists attempt to discuss the role of religion in their respective democracies, it is often apparent that in more senses than one, they […]
MoreSex and Secularism: For a Critical History
This is Joan Wallach Scott’s reply to her four reviewers in our critical exchange on her book Sex and Secularism. To see the four reviews, follow the link here. I […]
MoreUne critique constructive de la laïcité
Cet article est le quatrième dans notre échange critique sur le livre de Joan Wallach Scott, Sex and Secularism. Pour accéder aux autres critiques et la réponse de J. Scott, veuillez […]
MoreThe Secular Alibi
This is the third of four reviews of Joan Wallach Scott’s Sex and Secularism. To see the other reviews as well as Scott’s reply, follow the link here. Joan Wallach […]
MoreSecularism as a Liberal Ideal
This is the first of four reviews of Joan Wallach Scott’s Sex and Secularism. To see the other reviews as well as Scott’s reply, follow the link here. Sex and […]
MoreAlbert Memmi: From Anti-Colonialism to Laïcité (by way of Zionism)
Albert Memmi, Tunisie, An I (CNRS Éditions, 2017). Albert Memmi, Portraits (CNRS Éditions, 2015). Albert Memmi, Penser à vif: de la colonization à la laïcité (Non Lieu, 2017). The Albert […]
MoreLaïcité and the Clavreul Report
Patrick Weil, whom we recently featured on this blog, has a fascinating interview in a recent issue of Marianne on laïcité and the way it has been approached by Emmanuel Macron and the […]
MoreLaïcité, republicanism, and the left
When I logged on to Facebook last night, the first thing I found in my feed was a theater invitation from Jean-Luc Mélenchon. At the Théâtre de Ménilmontant this […]
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