Issue 3: Authenticity
What does it mean to be authentic in our politics, within systems of power, and in acts of resistance? How is “authenticity” claimed, challenged, or co-opted?
Dear Readers,
What does it mean to be authentic in our politics, within systems of power, and in acts of resistance? How is “authenticity” claimed, challenged, or co-opted? This issue explores these questions through essays on the state and revolution, capitalism and self, activism and democracy, and other topics.
As with our previous issue, we’re publishing this one gradually, with new essays released each week. This first two are available now, with the rest rolling out over the next month. We hope this staggered release allows time to sit with each piece.
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With gratitude,
The Muftah Team
Is the New Syrian State Revolutionary?
Riad Alarian and Mohammed El-Sayed Bushra
Commitment in the Gray
Zaid Adhami
Ideology and Authenticity
Daniel Tutt