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USJ: Where are you elections?
Aya Abou Saleh

USJ: Where are your student elections?

Well into the first semester, the USJ administration has been cautiously silent about the fate of the annual student council elections.
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Revolution Anniversary Photo Essay
Marylin Chahine

Flame of the revolution: An anniversary photo essay

Hundreds of protesters in Beirut took to the streets on October 17 to commemorate one year since the start of the Lebanese uprising.
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October 17: From activism to slacktivism
Tala Ladki

October 17: From activism to slacktivism

For a variety of reasons, people in Lebanon are shying away from protesting on the streets and resorting to digital activism.
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Karem Monzer

October 17 Revolution: One Year Later In Lebanon

Lynn Sheikh Moussa

No student elections in sight at AUB for second year in a row

Administrative decisions have harmed the ability of students to continue their studies. An AUB student council is needed now more than ever.
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Nina Bazin

“We want to go home:” One paper is holding 13 women hostage in Lebanon

13 Ivorian women have protested in front of and stormed into their consulate in Lebanon, simply because they want to go home. For months, they’ve asked to leave the country. Thanks to the Anti-Racism Movement (ARM), their plane tickets have already been paid for. For months, they’ve only been waiting...
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Karem Monzer

Rebuilding Beirut’s heritage sites, without funding public institutions

The legal residency of migrant workers in Lebanon remains tied to sponsors under the new Standard Unified Contract.
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

New Standard Unified Contract does not abolish Kafala in Lebanon

Lebanon’s Minister of Labour recently announced the new Standard Unified Contract for migrant domestic workers. The contract, developed by a...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Aid distribution processes discriminate against Syrian refugees

Syrian refugees are increasingly reporting being refused aid on the basis of nationality, despite being heavily affected by the Beirut blast.
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Children of Lebanese mothers & foreign fathers excluded from registering in public schools

Minister of Education and Higher Learning Tarek Majzoub has excluded the children of Lebanese mothers married to foreigners from an...
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Kenyan women protest outside of their consulate in Beirut, demanding repatriation. (Photo: Andre Mahfouz)
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

General Security takes over repatriation process for Kenyan workers

General Security will be collecting the women’s passport photos on Monday, August 17 to begin preparing the travel documents.
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(Photo: Boston Globe via Ibrahim Amro / AFP / Getty Images) Violent security forces and protesters after Beirut blast
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Protestors fight back against Lebanon’s thriving police state

More protestors have hardened themselves to face violent security forces who lack empathy towards the anger and pain of the people.
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