“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...
Community Voices
Stepping into the iron gates of the Mar Mtir graveyard in Beirut, the sound of car engines and honking horns...
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...
It is in collectives that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism. Angela Y. Davis, Freedom is a Constant Struggle...
On May 14, a group of men approached a woman at Saida’s public beach and demanded she leave the premises...
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...
Beirut Today Agreed not to report the full names of the persons interviewed in this piece due to concerns about...
N.B.: Community contributions do not reflect the views of the team at Beirut Today. Shortly after the Beirut Port explosion,...
The opinions expressed in the article are solely the author’s and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of Beirut Today. With everything going on in Lebanon, one must get a little creative to move things forward. Let’s start with some basics. The International Criminal Court (ICC) can only deal...
December 27th, 11 am, tens of Lebanese women congregate in front of the parliament for ABAAD’s anti-sexual harassment campaign, their...
Since the onset of the crisis in late 2019, vulnerable groups of people have been at the forefront of every...
BEIRUT – As the world turns its gaze to Sharm-el-Sheikh, where world leaders have congregated for the UN climate negotiations, Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El Fattah gasps his last breath in an open hunger strike in prison. Alaa’s case is an emblem of Egypt’s repressive history of targeting activists and...