As the World Turns Upside Down Throughout the flow of history, the alliances, hostilities, and loyalties we have grown accustomed to seem to have collapsed in recent days. In a region once referred to as the “heart of the Muslim world,” the expected outcry against Israel’s attacks on the peoples of Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, … Continue reading Silence in the Shadow of Karbala: A Religious Reading of Geopolitical Interests and the Reversal of Conscience, The Pope’s Husseini Stance