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October 18, 2019 | The keffiyeh made appearances on Lebanese streets from the very first days of the protests. (PHOTO: Lujain Jo)
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Keffiyeh makes statements in Lebanese protests

On the symbol of resistance and globalization attempts
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Beirut Today

Beirut Talks: Independent Judicial System || With Nayla Geagea

For the fourth episode of Beirut Talks, lawyer, human rights researcher, activist, and co-founder of Beirut Madinati Nayla Geagea breaks...
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Protesters in Beirut run from Internal Security Forces on Sunday, December 15. (Lujain Jo)
Antonia Williams

Aoun postpones consultations to name new PM in wake of violence

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday postponed the parliamentary consultations to select a new prime minister following a weekend marred with violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Beirut. Sunday’s protests came hours before Aoun was due to meet with representatives of parliamentary blocs to select a new...
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Timour Azhari

Rights groups condemn attack by security forces near Berri’s Beirut home

BEIRUT: Rights groups Wednesday condemned an overnight attack by security forces on a convoy of protesters near the home of...
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Free food, necessities, medicine in Lebanon / article
Laudy Issa

For Free: Where you can get help and help others in Lebanon during these difficult times

Through independent initiatives, Lebanese citizens have taken it upon themselves to provide the basic needs that many in the country...
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A sign that reads "Let us protest in a civilized way so that you don't have an excuse to kill us."(Mohamed Azakir/Reuters/Al Jazeera) violent in the Lebanese protests
Carl Khoury

Non-violence will carry the Lebanese revolution forward

Revolutions are hardly ever associated with non-violence, especially when they intend to overthrow an authoritarian system. The forces in power will often use violence, through law enforcement or politically-affiliated thugs to suppress the voice of protesters. Reciprocation can lead to loss of life, and can sometimes escalate into civil war....
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Women protest as part of the October 17 Revolution (AP / Hassan Ammar)
Beirut Today

Women are on the frontlines of the Lebanese protests

The women of the Lebanese protests are fighting the country’s patriarchal power structures, where their political voice has long been smothered.
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Demonstrators sit in "Beit El Cha3eb" on the Ring highway during a protest in Lebanon. (Hussein Malla/AP)
Mariam Hammoud

Reclaiming Public Space During the Revolution: How We Are Reconnecting With Lebanese Cities

From highways to proactivity, people in Lebanon have taken back their essential right to exist in open, free, and accessible public spaces.
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(Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom)
Dima Farran

From Hong Kong to Beirut, as Inspired by Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

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.
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Rayyan Dabbous

What Would Hannah Arendt Say About Lebanon’s Revolution?

The German philosopher's range of works can be a weapon of protest. 
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Protesters in Zouk (Reuters / Awsaat.com) - Feminist Article
Mira Zaghbour

Feminism and the October Revolution: The people demand and do not negotiate

Women have firmly asserted their presence within the Lebanese protests and the overall political scene.
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A university student gestures during an anti-government protest in Beirut. (Goran Tomasevic | Reuters)
Samer Talhouk

Students have spoken: The economy is not working for the youth

The state has commodified and marginalized students for years.
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