Who We Are
Sophía is a secular digital journal of ideas rooted in Lebanon’s intellectual tradition and global in outlook. We publish across politics, business, philosophy, religion, art, and literature, offering rigorous analysis and bold debate for Lebanon and its diaspora. Our mission is to revive Lebanon’s role as a crossroads of thought and culture — a space where the nation can think aloud, freely and without fear.
Our Platform
Sophía is published on Medium, where all of our work lives in one place. Spanning public life, ideas, and culture in all their forms, Medium is the platform through which we share Lebanon’s perspective with the world — freely accessible, digital, and ever-evolving.
Founding Manifesto
Lebanon has always been more than a land. It has been an idea—of pluralism, culture, and debate. Its greatest strength has never been in power or wealth, but in the courage of its voice. Sophía continues that tradition for a new age. We are a secular journal of ideas, spanning the full breadth of Lebanon’s intellectual life:
- Politics & Society — governance, sovereignty, reform, and civic life.
- Business & Economy — markets, entrepreneurship, diaspora investment, and finance.
- Philosophy & Ideas — ethics, secularism, meaning, and intellectual debate.
- Religion & Thought — the role of faith, interfaith dialogue, and the critique of dogma.
- Art & Culture — visual arts, music, performance, film, and cultural identity.
- Literature & Criticism — poetry, fiction, essays, and the reflections that carry Lebanon’s voice to the world.
This is a secular project. To us, secularism is not hostility to faith, but a defense of dignity—of the citizen before the sect, of ideas before dogma, of debate before violence. We are not a party. We are not an echo chamber. We are not a nostalgia for what Lebanon was, but a commitment to what Lebanon still can be. Sophía belongs to no sect, no patron, and no sponsor. It belongs to those who believe Lebanon must think aloud, and that thought—rigorous, plural, and free—is the beginning of rebirth. Lebanon is more than its crisis. Lebanon is its wisdom. And wisdom, once spoken, cannot be silenced.
Founder / CEO
Charles Nabbout is the founder of Sophía. Originally from Akkar, Lebanon, he is the author of Inquies, a novel that explores themes of solitude, meaning, and the human condition. Through Sophía, he seeks to continue Lebanon’s intellectual tradition in a modern, global voice.
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