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Karem Monzer

Bisri Dam: Dirty politics, environmental mess, and cheaper alternatives

At midnight, the World Bank’s September 4 deadline for the Lebanese government to meet “the tasks that are preconditions to...
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Natali Farran

Your mental health matters: Where can you find help after the Beirut blast?

Prevalence of mental health problems in disaster-affected populations is higher by two to three times than that of the general population.
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Joumana Talhouk

5 reactions to coronavirus we can avoid

Two weeks after Beirut's August 4 explosion, I tested COVID-19 positive. There seems to be a pattern to how people responded to the news.
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Creative industry in Lebanon struggles after blast
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

3 initiatives supporting Beirut’s creative scene after the blast

To rebuild and restore Lebanon’s creative industries, individuals and NGOs are seeking aid from anyone capable of contributing.
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Still from "She Was Not Alone" (2020) by Iraqi director Hussein Al-Asadi.
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Iraq’s first independent film festival launches tomorrow

With the creation of the IIFF, filmmakers, directors, actors, and other creatives will be given a much-needed channel to showcase their work.
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Reconstruction article: The Beirut port as seen through the shattered window of a nearby home after the explosion that decimated the Lebanese capital (Photo: Michael Abounabhan)
Marylin Chahine

Not For Sale: Beirut’s reconstruction must prioritize people and not profit

Moving forward, Beirut's reconstruction must rethink the inequalities & weaknesses that stemmed out from urban planning before the explosion.
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political refugees
Bassam Azzi

A Canadian legal perspective on Lebanon’s likely political refugees

Legal practitioners in foreign jurisdictions, Canada, are starting to see refugee claims for political protection flowing out of Lebanon.
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Beirut Today

“I’m running away from the country,” Lebanese youth say

Lebanon’s young people see no future for themselves in the country. With unemployment estimated at 40 percent and hunger on...
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Canada application
Bassam Azzi

Setting the record straight on Canadian immigration matters

Be wary of misinformation and false advertisement circulating on social media and on the ground in Lebanon about the immigration process to Canada.
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Metropolis cinema returns to business
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Metropolis Cinema returns to business with series of screenings

Metropolis, home to local film festivals and independent movie screenings, announced its indefinite closure in January due to financial difficulties.
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Period Collage
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Fighting period poverty: 3 substitutes for disposable pads and tampons

Many women in Lebanon can no longer afford disposable pads while on their periods, often pushed to reuse them or forgo them for unsafe alternatives.
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Queerness in the Arab World Article: Photo of family on table staring at you in discontent. Reads above them: "Do you have to upset us with your feminism?"
Gabrielle Antar

Queerness in the Arab World: A tool to challenge a subversive reality?

"Normative social categories can be disrupted through everyday performances of resistance."
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