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The Liberum - an old Latin term for ‘the free’ - advocates a free marketplace of ideas and thoughts. Freedom of speech and the fundamental right to seek and publish information through an independent press is under attack now more than ever.

16 hours ago · The murder of Quran burner Salwan Momika in Sweden in late January shows that jihadist theo-terrorists are pushing the envelope in enforcing their perspective. Even writing a novel can result in a life-threatening situation. In fact, that is how it all started in 1988, with the publication of The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. By Arthur Blok and Paul Cliteur

2 days ago · The Iraqi Threat from the East The schism within the Ba’ath Party between Syria and Iraq fuelled decades of hostility. The failed unity agreement between the two countries (1978–1979) and Hafez Al-Assad’s refusal to recognise Saddam Hussein’s leadership turned their relationship into one of open confrontation.

Dec 31, 2022 · The last day of 2022. It’s been a wild ride for most of us: an unpredictable global market, global conflicts, and inflation that just won’t disappear. 2022 was also the year The Levant News was buried, and The Liberum was born. Some …

Nov 14, 2024 · The dispute between Israelis and Palestinians over who rightfully owns the area between the River […]

Dec 31, 2024 · The last hours of 2024. It's a cliché, but the year has flown by again. Like the previous year, 2024 was characterised by turmoil and bloodshed in Central Europe and the Middle East.

Jan 21, 2025 · According to political theorist Wendy Brown, in her book Nihilistic Times: Thinking with Max Weber, a sense of nihilism pervades the modern world, a condition in which traditional values and meaningful political structures crumble under the pressure of neoliberalism and the technocratic dominance of bureaucracies.This nihilism leads to a profound sense of emptiness, both at the individual ...

Jan 17, 2025 · In his address to the United Nations (2023), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) vision as "a new corridor of peace and prosperity". The IMEC promises to connect the North and the South, fostering economic growth and regional cooperation. Bold ambitions require a stable Lebanon and normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Jun 13, 2024 · Cover of ‘On the Jews and Their Lies’, the antisemitic treatise written in 1543 by the German Reformation leader Martin Luther (1483–1546). In revisiting Martin Luther’s 1543 diatribe “On the Jews and Their Lies,” we see that the essence of antisemitism remains unchanged, even as its manifestations adapt to the times.