It is our turn to break the cycle and reject this notion of resilience, which we have inherited and has been imposed on us.
Op-Ed
“Do you see why we say things will never change in Lebanon?” my mother asked. “This is what we lived through during the Civil War.”
The blast that destroyed Beirut is the latest, deadliest example of the negligence and corruption of Lebanon's politicians.
Lebanon’s banking crisis served as a blessing in disguise for the Lebanese real estate market.
In the past few months, helplessness slithered its way back into the everyday emotional luggage I carry.
To encourage dialogue along the lines of a national identity, rather than a sectarian one, is to unify citizens in support of a collective wellbeing.
The national currency needs to be prevented from total collapse, and this needs to be done in a pragmatic and gradual approach with a clear bias towards protecting the interests of the majority of the population against the predatory behavior of the ruling cartel.
The world lost yet another activist, LGBTQ+ rights advocate Sara Hegazy, because she showed her true colors in a conservative society that feared the change she represented.
Through atrocious language and the abusive Kafala system, we degrade Lebanon's migrant workers and threaten their safety.
Before we achieve any sort of progress, we must absolve ourselves from the pretentious nature that has dug us this deep.
We will not effectively reform our parliament, our government, or our institutions while we allow some humans to be dehumanized.
Leadership and coordination would be important, not necessarily in a rigid hierarchy, to officially unify the demands of those who seek change.