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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

“Weathering the Storm”: How local initiatives are helping the elderly in their time of need

Since the onset of the crisis in late 2019, vulnerable groups of people have been at the forefront of every...
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Mohamed Ben Fredj

Why Alaa Abd El Fattah’s Case is a Long History of Regional Violence  

BEIRUT  – As the world turns its gaze to Sharm-el-Sheikh, where world leaders have congregated for the UN climate negotiations,...
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Asmaa Jomha

Lebanese Citizens’ Forbidden Fruit: Seeking Asylum 

Lebanese citizens are leaving the country, or at least trying to.  In a time where allegedly immigrant-friendly countries are imposing increasingly harsher immigration rules, getting a visa alone has become a struggle for the Lebanese. While many Lebanese did manage to get a visa, they had to meet the language...
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Leyane Ajaka Dib Awada

« We Are The Revolution »: Meet the Secular Candidates of the 2022 USJ Elections

The below piece is a community contribution and does not in any way, shape, or form, represent the beliefs of...
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Karem Monzer

Women Empowerment in Lebanese Politics: Between Obstacles and Opportunities

This documentary explores women empowerment and its obstacles in the Lebanese political scene. Where were we? Where are we now?...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Understanding the Lebanese government’s deportation plan for Syrian refugees

President Michel Aoun announced on Wednesday that the Lebanese government will “start sending Syrian refugees back to their home country at the end of next week.” Lebanon is host to the highest number of refugees per capita in the world, with the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) estimating that there...
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Ghida Ismail

Lebanon experiences the largest global losses in Human Development amidst its worst-ever financial crisis

A compounded crisis, consisting of an economic and financial crisis layered by the COVID-19 pandemic and a massive, deadly  explosion...
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Jinan Nabaa

Between Costs and Child Labor: What is the Status of Refugee Education in Lebanon?

Lebanon remains the country with the largest number of refugees per capita worldwide, according to a report released earlier this...
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وائل قيس

On The Stereotypical Image of Women in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel Studios, along with President Kevin Feige, are working on bringing more female comic book characters into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in preparation for the Universe’s fifth phase of movies and television series. Their latest addition, attorney Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk (portrayed by Tatiana Maslany) is only one of many other...
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عامر شيباني

Documenting the Syrian refugee population: Fear, hesitation & lack of support

“My son is inexistent. He is a human being of flesh and blood, but the government does not acknowledge his...
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Hanin Haidar Ahmad

Jina al Dar: Empowering women and girls

Jina al Dar, an initiative by ABAAD, tours the country with the goal of empowering women and girls to prevent...
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Maha Khazem

Lebanon’s bank controversy: Two sides of the same coin

Bassem Sheikh Hussein stormed Hamra’s Federal Bank on August 1. He was armed with a gun and tank of gasoline, and held around 7 hostages while demanding the bank return his deposit of $209,000 to pay for his father’s $50,000 treatment. Later that day, he released the hostages and left...
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