RN Chairman Chibli Mallat commented in a prime-time exclusive interview 22 August 2012 with BBC World on the recent violence in Tripoli, Lebanon. He noted the interplay between the various efforts to draw domestic factions into a mirror strife of the Syrian conflict and the age-old sectarian grievances. In other news, the Constitutional Transitions Timeline developed by RN’s Middle […]
RN held its second seminar on 9 August 2012 in its offices in Beirut, devoted to constitutionalism and justice in transition in the Middle East revolution, with a strong participation of youth involved in the process of change. RN’s program director for MECF Tobias Peyerl and Research Associate Leonard Ghione presented — in advance of […]
What happened constitutionally on December 10, 2011 in Tunisia? On June 17, 2012 in Egypt?* The Constitutional Team at Right to Nonviolence (RN) recently launched an innovative new tool, the Constitutional Transitions Timeline, designed for users to track and better understand the historic changes being witnessed in the Middle East revolution. Integrated on the website […]
RN research associates Emilie Sickinghe, Leonard Ghione, and Wendelin Federer organized a highly visible presence for Right to Nonviolence at TEDxYouth@Hamra on Sunday, July 29, 2012 in Beirut. Emilie Sickinghe speaking on the theme of “From ‘isms’ to nonviolence” offered a well-received message of personal responsibility for nonviolence as a systematic choice that transcends political ideologies.
RN Chairman Mallat in an exclusive interview (in Arabic) with Egyptian newspaper Elaph commented on the post-Assad period, highlighting the difficulty of making predictions as the outcome depends on the strength and cohesion of the opposition, addressing as well the possible use of chemical weapons by the regime. The article can be accessed here.
شبلي ملاط هذا المقال جزء من حوار تقوده “منظمة الحقّ باللاعنف” في منتديات عالمية مختلفة، آخرها في بيروت الخميس 17/7/2012، وأرى لا بدّ من اهدائه الى روح غسّان تويني الذي درس رسالة كانط عن السلام الدائم في جامعة هارفرد عندما كان طالباً فيها قبل نصف قرن ونيّف، وأغناها بملاحظات مكتوبة تُنشر قريباً. سوريا على بال […]
