Amal Ghandour

’s career spans more than three decades in the fields of research, communication, and community development. She is an author (About This Man Called Ali; This Arab Life, A Generation’s Journey Into Silence) and a blogger (This Arab Life on Substack). She sits on the Board of Trustees of International College (IC) and is a member of the Board of Directors of Synaps, a regional research laboratory. Ghandour holds an MS in International Policy from Stanford University and a BSFS from Georgetown University.

In Lebanon, It’s Business as Usual

In Lebanon, It’s Business as Usual

In her biweekly column, Amal Ghandour calls out the failures of the Lebanese state and its complacent citizens.

21 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
How Much Do We Miss Umm Khulthum?

How Much Do We Miss Umm Khulthum?

Thinking about icons past and present, Amal Ghandour remembers Egypt's "Star of the East" on the 50th anniversary...

7 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Respite: Lull As Life

Respite: Lull As Life

Respite, please, from genocide and famine in Gaza, but not from torment and heartbreak. Respite, please, for whatever...

24 OCTOBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Chutzpah! Observations On Trump’s Peace Plan

Chutzpah! Observations On Trump’s Peace Plan

Amal Ghandour helps parse these Orwellian times from the perspective of an Arab writer living between Beirut, Amman...

10 OCTOBER 2025 • By Amal Ghandour
Everything Has Changed, Nothing Has Changed

Everything Has Changed, Nothing Has Changed

A Beiruti interrogates her country's perennial condition with its neighbor in the aftermath of October 7 and the...

4 OCTOBER 2024 • By Amal Ghandour
Genocide: “That bell can’t be unrung. That thought can’t be unthunk.”

Genocide: “That bell can’t be unrung. That thought can’t be unthunk.”

After the ICJ ruling on Israel, it is in its best interests to redefine its cause to one...

3 MARCH 2024 • By Amal Ghandour
Why Fawwaz Traboulsi?

Why Fawwaz Traboulsi?

Twenty years ago, argues Amal Ghandour, it would have been Edward Said. It’s Traboulsi, his best translator, in...

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Amal Ghandour
TMR CONVERSATIONS: Amal Ghandour Interviews Raja Shehadeh

TMR CONVERSATIONS: Amal Ghandour Interviews Raja Shehadeh

Amal Ghandour, of This Arab Life, interviews Palestinian author and lawyer Raja Shehadeh on his new book, a...

11 MAY 2023 • By Amal Ghandour, Raja Shehadeh
In Search of Fathers: Raja Shehadeh’s Palestinian Memoir

In Search of Fathers: Raja Shehadeh’s Palestinian Memoir

Amal Ghandour reviews the new book from the author of "Palestinian Walks," "Occupation Diaries" and "Strangers in the...

13 MARCH 2023 • By Amal Ghandour
The Curious Case of Middle Lebanon

The Curious Case of Middle Lebanon

Amal Ghandour, author of "This Arab Life," casts her penetrating gaze on the burdens of Lebanon, including the...

13 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Amal Ghandour
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