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Chhavi Mehra

Artist spotlight: Zaynab Mourad

Zaynab Mourad is an artist, social activist, and storyteller at heart who moved to Beirut in late 2018. Born and...
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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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Marwan Issa

“Barbie” ban indicates deeper paradoxes in Lebanon

Any outside observer who takes a look at Lebanon’s state of affairs would immediately assume that raging public discussions and dominant discourses hover around food insecurity, providing necessary health and pharmaceutical services, improving educational outcomes and formulating better social protection programs.  In fact, many would be astonished to find out...
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Marwan Issa

The Kahhaleh Incident – What We Know so Far

On Wednesday, a truck loaded with weapons flipped on the Kahhaleh turn, an area notorious for its hosting of recurrent...
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Marwan Issa

Warnings of Further Shortages as Eyes are on New Acting Central Bank Governor Mansouri

Last week, Prime Minister Najib Mikati warned that by the end of the month, there will be an inability to...
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Marwan Issa

The Scramble for a Lifeline: On the Three Government Sources of Revenue and the Lebanese Political Elites

With the country entering new levels of its accentuating crisis, Lebanon’s way out depends on the resolution of its current political impasse. A healthy and progressive economic recovery plan remains beyond the priorities of the current ruling elites, despite the current government running out of revenue-raising options.  The reliance on...
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Marwan Issa

Three Years after the August 4 Blast, the Struggle for Justice Continues

Friday of this week marks three years since the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, which led to at least 218 deaths...
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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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Marwan Issa

Riad Salameh exits Central Bank: The mess he left behind

Amidst the applause and music of a small crowd and a marching band, the tenure of Riad Salameh as Central Bank governor came to a closure after 30 years. Salameh ended his tenure in the midst of a deteriorating socioeconomic crisis and with himself subject to charges of money laundering...
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Karla Jubaily

Community, Care, and Eco-tourism in Chouf: Farmville Barouk & Dar Leila

Upon arrival, you are welcomed by fragrant lavender bushes and the resident mother-and-daughter canine duo, Bailey and Lucy. On the...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Tourism in Lebanon surges over summer season

Lebanon’s latest influx of tourists and expatriates shows the country is set for a “promising summer tourism season, expected to...
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Beirut Today

Yassmin Saleh on her process, inspirations, and future plans | Quickfire Questions

We’ve been keeping this one under wraps for a while, but it’s finally here! For the latest in the second season of Quickfire Questions, Lynn takes a trip to Yassmin Saleh’s atelier in Ras Beirut. Over the next 35 min, they talk everything from Yassmin’s process and inspirations, to the...
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