The Philosopher Peasant
The Team
Who We Are
Samir Charabat
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Meet our founder Samir, a retired physics teacher with a passion for exploring the depths of philosophy. With years of experience in academia, he brings a unique perspective that blends scientific inquiry with philosophical thought. His goal is to inspire others to question, reflect, and engage in meaningful discussions about life's fundamental questions. Join him on this journey as we delve into the interplay between science and philosophy.
Gina Al Oudani
Senior Writer and Editor
Meet Gina , our fabulous senior associate writer, who juggles being a devoted mom and the owner of a delightful coffee shop in the heart of San Francisco—because doesn’t want to brew coffee while keeping her sons alive? With a knack for storytelling and a quirky sense of humor, Gina serves up her insights like a perfectly crafted latte, complete with a frothy sprinkle of wit. Join her as she spills the beans on motherhood, entrepreneurship, and the joys (and chaos) of everyday life—because let’s face it, laughter is the best espresso!
Claude Chammah
Senior Writer and Editor
Introducing Claude, our team's vibrant and hilarious philosophy guru, and the youngest dynamo in the crew! Recently landed in Canada, she's blending her passion for writing with profound musings and caffeine-fueled discussions. With a background in corporate law, investments, and finance, Claude adds a witty twist to the serious realms of morality and ethics in today's world and its new challenges. Get ready for a wild ride: her insights are as bold (and sarcastic) as her legal briefs, and you might just find yourself laughing while contemplating life's big questions!
Joseph Haddad
Associate Writer
Meet our associate writer Joseph, a personal trainer from Montreal who believes that lifting weights is just as important lifting your spirits! He’s on a mission to prove that a good workout can lead to deep thoughts (and maybe some deep snacks afterward). With his quirky take on fitness and philosophy, he’ll have you pondering life’s big questions while sweating it out in the gym. So, grab your dumbbells and your thinking cap, and join him for a wild ride of laughs and insights!
Alia Beydoun
Associate Writer
Meet Alia, the political analyst who doesn’t just analyze Middle Eastern politics—she dives into it like it's a thrilling rollercoaster ride! With a rebellious spirit and a treasure trove of crazy stories, Alia is ready to shake things up on the philosophy blog. Forget dry facts; she’s here to serve up hot takes with a side of wild adventures that’ll leave you wondering, “Did that really happen?” Get ready for a hilarious ride through politics that combines sharp insights with the kind of tales that make for great dinner party conversation!
Moe Abiad
Associate Writer
Introducing Moe, our associate writer on the philosophy blog and a certified numbers wizard! When he’s not busy pondering life's big questions, he’s crunching numbers like a pro. You might spot him on a plane, jet-setting around the world, trying to convince the to join his philosophical debates. Buckle up, because with Moe on board, it’s going to be a wild of thoughts and calculations!
Nathalie Al Haddad
Associate Writer
Meet Nathalie, a retired dentist and supermom juggling two energetic kids (not counting her husband - she asked us to add that) and three mischievous dogs in Laval. As our associate writer, she dives into the wild world of modern philosophy, while dodging flying toys and screen time requests. With her wit and wisdom, Nathalie invites you to join her on this unconventional and thought-provoking adventure!
Marie-Hélène Jones
Associate Writer
Meet Marie-Hélène, our resident historian who can make even the driest topics about religion in the Middle East sound like a thrilling adventure! With a knack for digging up fascinating, she’s here to sprinkle some scholarly charm into our philosophy blog as an associate writer.
Think of her as the Indiana Jones of historical narratives—minus the hat and whip, course! We can’t wait for her to take you on a wild ride through the unconventional and complex world of faith and philosophy!
Agatha Solomon
Contributing Writer
Introducing Agatha, all under the velvet umbrella of value. As a specialist in axiology, she’s less interested in what’s popular and more obsessed with what’s worth it morally, emotionally, existentially. By day, she wrestles with Plato, Nietzsche, and corporate virtue; by night (and on her lunch breaks), she runs clever, cutting social media campaigns that remind the internet it still has a brain. Raised between dusty libraries and louder-than-life dinner table debates, she writes like someone who knows how easily values slip into performance, and how badly we all want to believe our choices matter.
Salah Ahmed
Contributing Writer
Saleh Ahmed is a university professor based in Cairo whose lectures are less about spoon-feeding answers and more about unsettling your certainties. A specialist in epistemology, he guides students through the thickets of knowledge, doubt, and justified belief, always armed with a Socratic smirk and a well-worn copy of Theaetetus. When he's not provoking heated classroom debates or assigning paradoxes as homework, he’s probably tweeting annoying everyone at dinner with quotes from Plato like they’re lyrics and asking strangers whether they really know what justice is.
He believes thinking is a moral act, and that Socrates didn't die for people to scroll mindlessly.
Yuvan Agarwal
Contributing Writer
Introducing Yuvan Agarwal! He is the kind of writer who doesn’t just ask why: he asks what it feels like to ask why. With a deep interest in phenomenology, Yuvan explores consciousness, perception, and the strange intimacy of being alive, one unnervingly precise sentence at a time. His work doesn’t seek conclusions so much as it invites you to linger in the texture of experience,how memory flickers, how moments stretch, how selfhood leaks into silence.
Raised somewhere between the quiet of books and the noise of his own mind, Yuvan writes like he’s trying to make sense of both. And maybe, just maybe, helping the rest of us do the same.