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Katrine Dige Houmøller

For Mohamed, Ramadan is the loneliest month of the year

Ramadan spreads its sacred aura throughout Lebanon – Muslims unite across the nation to observe this revered month of fasting,...
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Katrine Dige Houmøller

Unhealed Wounds of Nabatieh: Unforgiving Anger After Israeli Strikes

The relentless buzz of Israeli drones resonates through the southern sky, forming an eerie symphony over Nabatieh. The haunting hum...
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Katrine Dige Houmøller

Witnessing Homeland War: Reflections from a Palestinian Refugee

In southern Beirut’s Al Kadam, the air blends scents from cleaning products and the tempting aroma of homemade falafel from Ghada al Natour’s kitchen. After meticulously scrubbing the kitchen walls, she prepares a heartfelt lunch. Her voice echoes, inviting, “There’s a feast awaiting, come and eat!”  Her husband, two sons,...
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Beirut Today

New Report by ACHR Documents Syrian Refugees’ lives after Deportation from Lebanon

The Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) has released a report titled “What Happens After the Deportation of Refugees from...
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Beirut Today

A History of Migrant Worker Organization in Lebanon: Report by ARM

The Anti-Racism Movement (ARM) in Lebanon released a new report titled “Historicizing Migrant Domestic Workers’ Community Organizing and Class Struggle...
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Beirut Today

MPs Announce New App to Increase Crackdowns on Syrian Refugees

Amidst a rising death toll from the current conflict and deteriorating socioeconomic conditions, a number of Beirut Members of Parliament, led by Lebanese Forces MP Ghassan Hasbani, announced the creation of a new mobile application to report “violations” by Syrian refugees in Beirut – particularly those without legal documents. The...
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Beirut Today

“The day never came”: Palestinian refugees reflect on a free Palestine after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

In 1948, Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes with the establishment of the Zionist occupation. Many sought refugee in...
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Razan Matar

Echoes of Life and Death in Lebanese Graveyards

Stepping into the iron gates of the Mar Mtir graveyard in Beirut, the sound of car engines and honking horns...
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Beirut Today

Refugee children are targets of institutional racism in Lebanon, highlights report by ARM

A new report by the Anti-Racism Movement in Lebanon (linked here) shed a light on the racism that refugees and migrants in Lebanon are subjected to, revealing concerning information around children being institutionally discriminated against, such as by hospitals. Racism Against Refugee Children The denial of healthcare rights is one...
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Celine al Jamil

The Disillusionment of Kafala: Collectivize to Escape

It is in collectives that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism. Angela Y. Davis, Freedom is a Constant Struggle...
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Mahdi El Amin

From Public to Private Spaces: Freedom to Discriminate in Lebanon Reigns Supreme

On May 14, a group of men approached a woman at Saida’s public beach and demanded she leave the premises...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Migrant workers take to streets on International Domestic Workers Day

Migrant workers took to Badaro street during International Domestic Workers Day on Sunday, June 18 to march in protest of the kafala system. Their banners, chants, and slogans echoed the same as they have for the past few years: Abolish the Kafala system, allow migrant workers the right to work...
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