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Leaving or staying? Lebanese forced to ask
Farah Ali-Ahmad

“Should I stay or should I go?” Lebanese forced to ask after blast

With the passing of time, living in Lebanon feels more and more like one sequence of survival after another. As...
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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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Dima Farran

On its centenary: Lebanon celebrates a nation in shambles

On the eve of Lebanon’s centenary, French president Macron paid the country a second visit in less than a month where he had gone to great lengths to speak of a reality that many Lebanese cannot get themselves to accept or reconcile with. Macron said that not only is Hezbollah...
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Dr. Zeina el Tibi

Op-Ed: If not France, then who can help Lebanon?

We may not appreciate President Macron’s liberal-globalism and unbridled Europeanism, but it is a very bad accusation to blame him...
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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 issued directive on students allowed to enroll in public schools. Lebanese schools are required to prioritise the enrolment of Lebanese students over foreign ones, but they have so far been...
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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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Resilience article (Photo: Marylin Chahine)
Marylin Chahine

After the Beirut blast, the Lebanese people have grown tired of being resilient

It is our turn to break the cycle and reject this notion of resilience, which we have inherited and has been imposed on us.
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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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Beirut explosion - Collective trauma - Black glass-stained heart over grey background
Laudy Issa

Beirut Blast: Another generation of Lebanese collective trauma

“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.”
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Maguie Hamzeh

Our beloved Beirut is in ruins because of the government’s negligence

The blast that destroyed Beirut is the latest, deadliest example of the negligence and corruption of Lebanon's politicians.
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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 the rise amidst an economic collapse, many are looking towards immigration. Here’s some of their stories. Video by Nina Bazin...
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