it is with dismay and incredulity that we, authors, subscribers, occasional or regular readers of the QANTARA magazine, learn about the cessation of this unique cultural magazine in the French media landscape, at a time when French society is more than ever in need of insights based on a solid base of knowledge resulting from a demanding eruption and constant attendance of the Arab world. QANTARA is able to put this knowledge at the reach of well-informed audiences or simply curbed...