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Thalia Arawi

An open letter to the United Nations and Neighboring Countries

I am not a politician nor am I interested in politics. I am a humanist, a firm believer in human rights, which, allegedly, you all support.
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Rana Hachem

The change vanguard and the narrow national path that lies ahead

How should Lebanon's change vanguard build a Lebanon that preserves national interests and provides sustainable prosperity for its people?
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Dima Abou Abdou

Lebanon: The era of “morbid symptoms”

Why does a revolution seem almost impossible in Lebanon? The answer lies in the system.
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Laudy Issa

Noblest of Men: Take down Abbas Ibrahim’s billboards

At best, these billboards can be described as distasteful to the justice-seeking families of victims of the Beirut blast.
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Tala Ladki

Another PRIDE month is over, another rainbow flag becomes irrelevant

PRIDE events make money for big corporations that don't really care, and limit who has access to celebrate their sexuality.
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Marianne Abou Jaoude

A brief overview of the garbage crisis in Lebanon

Wherever you go in Lebanon, there are mountains of trash lying around near every garbage can. The 2015-2016 trash crisis movement, Tol3it Rihetkon, needs a comeback stronger than ever.  With the ongoing economic hardships, lifted subsidies, fuel shortages, skyrocketing prices, living conditions couldn’t get worse in Lebanon. Another miserable addition...
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Ziad Azar

Online teaching during a pandemic: The Lebanese perspective

Contrary to popular belief, teaching from home is not fun, nor is it easy.
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Moustafa-Nassar El Assaad

A Third Republic of Lebanon?

Politics here is not optional. Anything you do–and things like your name, hometown, or religion– will always end up being linked to a party.
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Cendrella Azar

The Discretionary Social Media: From the Arab Spring to Palestine

Today, algorithmic bias across social media throttles the voices of Palestinians and actively threatens democracy.
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Mariam El Madhoun

How blood storing systems work and why Lebanon needs them

A sustainable blood storing system can save lives in Lebanon, especially in the aftermath of crises such as the Beirut blast.
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Kristin Azar

Fetishizing foreign women: A run-in with Lebanese military

Today was different. Today, the sexual harassment was beyond intolerable because it came from men in the Lebanese military.
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Dana Abed

IWD: The intersectionality of inequality under multiple crises in Lebanon

When working women who are not affiliated with the ruling elite live under the economic conditions of today, they pay the price twice. The jobs that they fought for, the ceilings they broke, and the stairs they climbed are lost as more than one third of Lebanon’s workforce is unemployed...
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