Category: Politics
The Bisri Dam Project in Lebanon is a “Ticking Atomic Bomb”
Despite the benefits that the CDR is promising from the Bisri Dam project, environmental activists are not convinced and for good reason.
Is Law No. 81 Threatening Your Information Security?
With or without your knowledge and consent, your entire history might actually be accessible by your government officials.
Propagating a Hostile Narrative towards Syrian refugees is more harmful than helpful to the Lebanese economy
Lebanese politicians have taken Syrian refugees as the scapegoat for all the political, economic, social & environmental turmoil that predate their arrival.
Mohammad Morsi in life and death mirrors wider Arab agonies
Mohammad Morsi was much more significant than being a legitimately-elected president who was overthrown. His life and death tell a bigger Arab tale.
How the Lebanese Political Class Frames the Economy
The debate on austerity measures is heating up, and the positions of different Lebanese political forces are questionable.
Why Do We Hate Syrian Refugees? Refugees=Partners Counters Stereotypes with Facts
Politicians wear xenophobia like a mask, promoting it to the public to hide the ugly truth of how their own shortcomings affect citizens.
Students at the Lebanese University haven’t had courses in three weeks
Professors at the Lebanese University are on strike, demanding their rights from the government but putting the futures of students at risk. Students react:
Eviction, Discrimination, and Legality: How Lebanon and its Municipalities Are Dealing With Syrian Refugees
At least 3,664 Syrian nationals were evicted by 13 municipalities around Lebanon between 2016 and 2018. Another 42,000 remain at risk of being homeless. But some municipalities have fared better.
Access to Information: The Rights & Responsibilities of Being an Informed Lebanese Citizen
The Lebanese Parliament denied a request to access declassified information in February 2018. In other.
Does Lebanon really have a press freedom problem, or is it just getting bad press?
Lebanon fairs better than most in the region when it comes to freedom of the press, but that doesn’t say much when your counterparts include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey.