-
Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: AnalysisLebanon’s human smugglers ready for the post-Ramadan rushLebanon’s economic crisis has made the 1000-mile sea journey to Italy an attractive way out for many
-
Published in: Home: FeatureWith elections looming, Lebanese state is invisible to most of its people
As Lebanon prepares to vote, the film ‘State of Absence’ introduces very different people all struggling with the...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewShaping imagination in 1960s Beirut: a conversation with Zeina MaasriThe role of the visual in modern history, and the transnational nature of 1960s Beirut as a hub of politically...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionRefugees and racial hierarchies in LebanonHow refugee protection policies in the country ignore the prevalent problem of racism
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionThe dilemma of Lebanese expats: to vote or not to vote?The shrouded line between casting a vote for change in Lebanon’s 2022 election or boycotting the system altogether
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisDeadly clashes in Beirut show Lebanon is a country of no accountabilityAt least six killed and dozens injured in outbreak of heavy gunfire that will also create further obstacles to port...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionEducating the host: It's not just refugees who need ‘integration’ programmesTeaching local hosts the experience of war and forced displacement would help to publicly challenge hate speech and...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewCan art change the world? An interview with Hanan ToukanIn her new book, Toukan investigates the relationship between Western funding and contemporary art in Beirut, Amman...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhy an IMF loan is not the solution to Lebanon’s economic crisisWith 82% of Lebanon’s population living in poverty, the country is in desperate need of political and economic reform
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionAuthoritarian, corrupt, and more of the same. Lebanon has a new governmentThe challenge facing the country's new ministers is formidable – but at first look, it seems unlikely that they’ll...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhy I’ve been dreading the anniversary of the Beirut port explosionSince the explosion, Lebanon has slowly transformed into a living hell for so many
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionSoap operas will not save Turkey’s reputation in LebanonAs Lebanon struggles to create a new government following the port explosion and amid protests, two nations vie for...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionAfter nine months of waiting, Lebanon has neither a government nor accountabilityAs Saad Hariri steps down, anger is still growing at a political class that has led the country into an ever deeper...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhy 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...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewChallenging traditional 'masculinity' in a Palestinian refugee camp in LebanonGustavo Barbosa, author of ‘The Best of Hard Times’, discusses the Shabab, the offspring of the Fedayeen – and how...
-
Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionWhy do churches have mixed attitudes towards the Arab Spring?Christian leaders in Egypt and Syria opposed the 2011 uprising but now their counterparts in Iraq and Lebanon back...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewTo understand the Middle East, we must look back at the 1960s Arab New LeftIn this interview, Fadi A. Bardawil explains why it was so important for him to excavate the lost archive of...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationUK government accused of ‘grotesque betrayal’ as full foreign aid cuts revealedExclusive: Leaks reveal plans to slash aid to world’s poorest countries. Bob Geldof brands move ‘shameful’ while...
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisIn Lebanon, journalists report attacks and a decline in freedom of speechThree reporters speak out about being subject to assaults from supporters of the country's major political parties
-
Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhat the assassination of Lokman Slim tells us about LebanonIn a country where impunity is the rule, those who murdered Slim can be sure that everyone will know who they are,...
