New Realities in an Ancient Land

Wissam Yafi's Blog presents opinions on the most pressing issues in his native Lebanon and the Arab World and possible solutions to salient problems.

Monday, November 19, 2012

The New Frontier by Gibran Khalil Gibran (Short works ,1925)

I accidentally came across a gem written by Gibran Khalil as far back as 1925! "There are in the Middle East today two challenging i...

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Is Libya’s Democracy Dead or Very Much Alive?

The recent violence in Libya’s second largest city, Ben Ghazi, which led to the death of American ambassador Chris Steven, rang many an ...

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Interview on Global Voice Hall

This was a recent Arabic interview on the book held by journalist Ahmed Abdul Razzaq on Global Voice Hall. The specific topic of discussion...

Saturday, July 7, 2012

According to the attached Agence France Press article, Libya's elections will field some 3700 candidates, of which 200 will be chosen b...

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Congratulations Egypt on your election ! Here's to a better future free of corruption and nepotism ... It won't be easy any which w...

Friday, May 11, 2012

Egyptian Presidential Debate: Yet another Egyptian surprise

As the Egyptian presidential election looms, Egyptians got a rare occasion in the Arab World to witness two candidates actually go through ...

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

This is a new interview on the book conducted by Mona Alame with Lebanon Now, which can be accessed here: http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsA...

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About Author

Wissam S. Yafi: Reston, VA, United States; Wissam Yafi obtained an MPA/ID degree from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in 2001 having studied in its first cohort under Jeffrey Sachs, Dany Rodrik, Lant Pritchett, among others. Since graduation, Mr. Yafi has been writing on Middle East economic development, geopolitics, and technology policy having traveled extensively throughout the region and consulted with leaders, policy makers, and academicians. He has published two books: Inevitable Democracy in the Arab World (2011): New Realities in an Ancient Land, a book which looks at the dynamics forcing change in the Middle East. Also, A Decade of Turmoil and Hope (2013), which discusses the Arab region and Lebanon from the turn of the century to the Arab Spring. As well as Fina, a utopian science fiction novel about a futuristic Lebanon. Mr. Yafi continuously lectures and publishes Op-Eds and commentaries.

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