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Thalia Arawi

When the elderly become disposable: COVID-19 and discrimination

“Do not be afraid, the virus kills only the elderly and the seriously ill” is not a reassurance, or at least it ought not be.
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Thalia Arawi

Selfishness in times of COVID-19

What human being is that who decides to increase the prices of masks, detergents, or alcohol just to make more money during the coronavirus outbreak?
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Hezbollah's article: The protests in solidarity with the Syrian revolution in Beirut in 2015. (Facebook / @SRC.Lebanon)
Karim Safieddine

Has solidarity with Syrians become taboo in Hezbollah’s Lebanon?

More often than not, vocal critics within Hezbollah's local community are harassed and pressured into issuing formal and public apologies.
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children and moral anti-natalist article graphic
Thalia Arawi

How I turned from a mother of 8 to an anti-natalist

Bringing children to this world means that you will have to accept that they grow up in a Draconian universe of deceit, lies and greed.
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Charbel Khoury ordered to be detained by Judge Ghada Aoun criticizing FPM
Laudy Issa

FPM continues judicial crackdown against journalists and activists

Instead of taking on political corruption cases, the Lebanese judiciary has systematically targeted journalists and activists to silence them since the start of the anti-government October 17 Revolution.
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(Illustrated: Christina Atik) Sex education and harassment article
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Women on Twitter speak up about harassment and rape in Lebanon

One thing is clear: sex education, including a lesson on consent, is needed in Lebanon.
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Beirut Today

Arrests in Time of Revolution: Beatings, Harassment, and Torture

In this video, we follow the detailed stories of 3 protesters from the moment they were arrested to the moment...
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Bisri Dam Article - Timour Azhari
Timour Azhari

German MPs ask government to reject Bisri Dam project

The MPs said the project was an example of the “failed policy” that Lebanese citizens have taken to the streets to oppose.
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Jad Chaaban

What the Lebanese people want and deserve

People have waited for too long to give additional chances for those in power to accept piecemeal and sequential reforms. Their economic welfare is no longer separable from their political dignity, especially when insults to their lives –and their intelligence– are perpetrated on a daily basis.
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(Illustration of rubber bullets article by Christina Atik)
Antonia Williams

Doctor offers protesters free eye surgeries after security forces “shoot-to-harm”

Riot police in Lebanon were shooting rubber bullets and tear gas canisters directly into crowds at chest-level.
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Lebanese security forces disperse anti-government protesters in Beirut on January 18, 2020. Hussam Chbaro/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Violence
Antonia Williams

Violence continues in Beirut as security forces clash with protesters

Clashes between protesters and security forces left more than 300 people wounded over the weekend, the heaviest toll since the...
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Internet in Lebanon
Beirut Today

Lebanon’s internet threatened to disconnect

As the economic crisis worsens, Lebanon stands to lose essential services like internet and electricity. The dollar liquidity crisis has brought protesters back to the streets, where internal security forces are violently trying to push them out. Video by Tariq Keblaoui...
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