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what is epektasis? It is primarily about politics. But it is also about human rights, democracy, good governance, peace, justice and reconciliation. Epektasis.net deals with issues impacting the peoples of the Middle East - conflict backgrounds, symptoms, realities, fears and possible solutions - that are viewed through a dual Middle Eastern-European lens.

Inasmuch as possible, my copyrighted articles in epektasis - posted also on different websites or published in different magazines - adhere to the overarching Christian ethos of striving to 'stretch forward' (epekteinomenos in Greek, from St Paul in Phil 3:13) - politically, ecumenically and legally - the elements of peace, justice, reconciliation, dignity, non-violence and security. Recent Articles

A Middle East at Christmas 2009?

Moreover, a further cursory look would also indicate that the Christians who once made up at least half the country have seen their numbers and political clout dwindle considerably through divisions, one-upmanship manoeuvres and gradual emigration. (read more...)

One step forward or two steps backward?

Perhaps in order to salvage Palestine, we should first salvage Palestinians - essentially their leaderships - so that the approach to this conflict is one that does not allow a spherical football to arrest the attention of a region whilst the future of a whole people is at stake. (read more...)