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About Rohan Talbot

Rohan Talbot is a British expat currently working for a local charity in the Palestinian camps in northern Lebanon, close to the Syrian border.

Articles by Rohan Talbot

No Olympic truce in Tripoli

Rohan Talbot 29 July 2012

As the fireworks of the opening ceremony of the Olympics went off in London, gunfire was resounding once again in Tripoli.

Lebanon, Lebanoff: a nation in danger of stagnation

Rohan Talbot 15 July 2012

Lebanon’s infrastructure has been damaged by repeated conflict, with the country even now still reeling from the destruction of civilian infrastructure (including power and water plants and transport infrastructure) by Israel in the 2006 war.

Lessons from Lebanon: need for reconciliation after the Arab Spring

Rohan Talbot 2 July 2012

The revolutionaries must find a way to bond former oppressors and oppressed together in this process.

Palestinians in Lebanon: Weathering Syria’s encroaching storm

Rohan Talbot 19 June 2012

Despite containing both vehement (and often armed) supporters and opponents of Assad, Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps have stayed largely free of the turmoil affecting some Lebanese communities.

Lebanon: the dark side of the twitter revolution

Rohan Talbot 5 June 2012

A series of potentially incendiary events have brought new headlines, blog posts, status updates and tweets proclaiming that Lebanon is slipping into Syria’s war.

Lebanon: the trouble with Tripoli

Rohan Talbot 21 May 2012

A more important root to the current violence is the poverty blighting these communities. It is no secret that Tripoli is neglected in terms of investment, education, public services and employment.

Syria – view from the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon

Rohan Talbot 6 April 2012

News channels are currently filled with images of death and destruction from Homs, with estimates that more than 9,000 civilians have died in Syria so far.

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