Samir Khalaf is a Lebanese sociologist whose writings deeply engage with the Arab world and Lebanon specifically. His extensive work delves into themes such as sexuality in the Arab world, the Lebanese Civil War, urbanization, and the role of Protestant missionaries in the Levant. Khalaf's approach is characterized by profound sociological analysis that illuminates complex societal phenomena and their historical underpinnings. His writing offers readers essential insights into the social dynamics and development of the region.
Samir Khalaf, a Beirut resident and an internationally acclaimed sociologist, is an ardent admirer of the Bourj's cosmopolitan history and argues passionately that its reinvention is at hand, and must be encouraged: the Bourj must reclaim its disinherited legacy of pluralism and tolerance.