From highways to proactivity, people in Lebanon have taken back their essential right to exist in open, free, and accessible public spaces.
Community Voices
While the overview of Winter On Fire is not to be wholly discredited, it does present the world with a whitewashed version of Ukraine's Maidan uprising.
The German philosopher's range of works can be a weapon of protest.
Women have firmly asserted their presence within the Lebanese protests and the overall political scene.
The state has commodified and marginalized students for years.
Day 21: At the Women’s March in Beirut, protesters bang on pots and pans, drum on walls, and light candles. Citizens across the country –many of whom are unable to take to the streets– are making noise with utensils in their homes and on their balconies to show their support...
This revolution sparked a sense of belonging that was unfamiliar to the everyday people you find on the streets of Lebanon.
Lebanese citizens are demanding change, but not everyone is ready for a secular state. A referendum could help create a unified national identity.
Squares Meet: A Conversation Between Activists From Tripoli, Saida, Nabatieh, Zouk, Aley, and Beirut
A lot of important initiatives are happening on the ground, thanks to the efforts of citizens who are protesting against the situation in Lebanon and the sectarian political class. Squares Meet is bringing together revolutionaries from all areas in Lebanon. This is the first discussion, which took place on Saturday...
Most conversations I have these days tend to end with a general air of disappointment. So many people are concerned...
More than 170,000 people held hands to cover a 171-kilometer distance along Lebanon’s coastal roads, from Tripoli in the North to Tyre in the South.
Words of caution fall off like autumn leaves draping the grounds during times of revolutionary change. Those who call for order are castigated as anti-revolutionaries. Our experiences have been shaped by various factors quelling the revolutionary spirit in our hearts and minds, and yet, the vivacious revolutionary spirit lives unrestrained....