Alexandra Kassir

Alexandra Kassir, researcher at the Centre for Lebanese Studies, Lebanese American University and lecturer in sociology at the American University of Beirut.

Why it’s important to see displaced people as more than just ‘refugees’

Whether to evoke sympathy or stigma, the ways that Syrians in Lebanon are represented help compound exclusion and obscure connections

By Alexandra Kassir and Hala Abou Zaki

/ 20 Jun 2021

Why it’s important to see displaced people as more than just ‘refugees’

Lebanon's "October revolution" : An end to the civil war?

Since October 17, the walls of fear began to crumble under the weight of the ever-growing economic crisis.

By Alexandra Kassir

/ 13 Nov 2019

Lebanon's "October revolution" : An end to the civil war?

Lebanese activists leave their ‘comfort zone’: how to overcome mistrust in conventional politics

In a context where all other forms of political action seemed to be blocked in the foreseeable future, municipal elections offer a unique opportunity to challenge the establishment.

By Alexandra Kassir

/ 26 May 2016

“We are here!”: a new wave of anti-sectarian mobilizations in Lebanon

With this political praxis based on subjectivity, experience and prefigurative politics the activists attempt to embody their transformative visions in their everyday practices.

By Alexandra Kassir

/ 12 Oct 2015