US President Donald Trump arrives for an end of summer barbecue event with Republicans in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept.2, 2026. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Hazem Saghieh is a journalist and writer. He is one of the leading figures in Arab journalism. He worked at As-Safir, then at al-Hayat, before joining al-Sharq al-Awsat in 2019. He is regarded as one of the most influential critical voices in contemporary Arab intellectual discourse. His books and articles primarily address issues of politics and culture, and are characterized by their critique of nationalist ideology, authoritarianism and political Islam.This week in L'Orient Today, he discusses the culture of lies that underpins the Trump method in the United States.I have always been, and remain, wary of generalizations. In our part of the world, they tend to take one of two forms: either the Arabs are “the best community ever brought forth for humankind,” or they are a nation “whose ignorance has made the other nations laugh.”Of...
Hazem Saghieh is a journalist and writer. He is one of the leading figures in Arab journalism. He worked at As-Safir, then at al-Hayat, before joining al-Sharq al-Awsat in 2019. He is regarded as one of the most influential critical voices in contemporary Arab intellectual discourse. His books and articles primarily address issues of politics and culture, and are characterized by their critique of nationalist ideology, authoritarianism and political Islam.This week in L'Orient Today, he discusses the culture of lies that underpins the Trump method in the United States.I have always been, and remain, wary of generalizations. In our part of the world, they tend to take one of two forms: either the Arabs are “the best community ever brought forth for humankind,” or they are a nation “whose ignorance has made the other nations...
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