From Antelias to Bzoummar

November 6, 2013
Irina Papkova takes us on a tour of the religious centers that lie at the heart of Lebanon's Armenian...

Believing in Russia

September 4, 2013
Irina Papkova reviews Geraldine Fagan's "Believing in Russia - Religious Policy After Communism"

Secular Lebanon

April 22, 2013
From Beirut, Irina Papkova reports on an anti-sectarian movement for a more secular Lebanon, and a marriage that's...

Syria: Stronghold of Secularism?

January 11, 2013
Secularism has been a central part of dominant Syrian ideology since at least the 1960s, writes Irina Papkova, but...

Lebanon: War, Peace and Pluralism

November 6, 2012
"The relationship between Lebanon and Syria is intricate and complicated, and the chaos in Syria presents serious challenges for...
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Riot in the Cathedral

March 30, 2012
  A review of The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics, by Irina Papkova. Oxford University Press, 2011. By Sean Guillory In late February,...

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