Sunday, January 19, 2014

The Neo-Shu’ubiyya: is it Hellenism’s turn?



Throughout the West, we are fed the opinion that the recent wave of demonstrations and revolutions across the Middle East constitute an “Arab Spring”, but just how “Arab” is it? What if, this false perception was the byproduct of a school of thought, which was witnessing its own demise as a result of this wave of social unrest? What if, the paradigm shift unfolding before the international stage was both a winter and a spring?

Sunday, November 17, 2013

A Brief look at Anti-Hellenism in the United States, Part I



The story of Anti-Hellenism in the United States is one that is heavily intertwined with the country’s history of Nativism and Nordic Supremacy. It is a tale which begins in the early 20th century as an influx of immigrants began to come to the country from Southern and Eastern Europe. This increase in new immigrants led to some within America’s elite, specifically lawyers and academics, to begin expounding theories of scientific racism, which eventually resulted in the rise of Nativist organizations and the birth of an American Eugenics movement [1].

Monday, May 27, 2013

The Crusade to save Greece



Since the crisis began, I’ve heard many Greeks and Greek-Americans talk about the notion of ‘saving’ Greece. At every turn, whether it is on Greek Television or in conversations amongst friends, we are bombarded with this idealistic campaign for “national unity” during these difficult times in order to help prevent economic collapse.  In the Diaspora, they talk of investing in the motherland, raising aid for those in need, and boosting tourism.  However, just what is it, exactly, that we are supposed to be saving?

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Camminando sulle orme di Platone: una discussione con una Politeista Ellenica dall’Italia

*Special Thanks to Daphne Eleusinia for translating this article into Italian 


Domandate ad un Greco cosa significa Hellenismo e potreste essere sorpresi dalla loro replica. Le risposte possono infatti variare da qualsiasi cosa che abbia a che vedere con la Cultura Ellenica, la lingua, oppure con i Greci stessi, ma a proposito di una visione del mondo? In tempi recenti, Hellenismo è un termine che è stato usato, sia dagli studiosi sia dai Greci stessi, per identificare la totalità della popolazione Ellenica e la loro cultura, includendo non solo l’antica Grecia e la sua civiltà, ma anche l’Impero Romano d’Oriente e lo Stato Greco moderno. Tuttavia, ci sono alcuni con un argomento veramente convincente che non sarebbero d'accordo con questa definizione. Per queste persone, nel momento in cui i Greci ruppero con le loro tradizioni ancestrali e adottarono la fede cristiana e, attraverso di essa, una visione biblica del mondo, nacque una nuova eredità. Questa mescolanza Greco-Romana con la cristianità ha portato alla nascita della Romiosini, che da allora si è sempre mascherata come Hellenismo.