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Samir Kassir

Samir Kassir is a journalist, author and historian. He is a columnist for An-Nahar, Lebanon’s foremost newspaper. Formerly, he was in charge of the Arabic edition of Le Monde diplomatique. His books include La Guerre du Liban, Itinéraires de Paris à Jérusalem and La France et le conflit israélo-arabe.

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A time to rethink

With the current temptation to give in to the idea of a “clash of civilisations”, a complete ideological re-think becomes ever more urgent.