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Freeda Chehab

How I learned to deal with expat guilt: Moving out of Lebanon in 2020

How does one begin to mourn the loss of their home when they feel removed from the chaos it had been burdened with?
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On the left is Osmar Schindler’s 1888 painting “David and Goliath.” On the right is 15-year-old Faris Odeh throwing a rock at an Israeli tank during the Second Intifada. He was killed by the Israelis ten days after this picture was taken.
Michael Avanzato

Making Goliath into David: Israeli Aggression in Lebanon and Palestine

Despite perfectly encapsulating Goliath, Israel must present itself as David in order to garner international support and US funding.
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Collage of Aoun, Macron, and Lebanon
Antonia Williams

Macron in Lebanon: A strategic play of mutual coordination

While his roadmap has been widely criticized, some analysts say Macron’s intervention was a strategic move for the country and wider region.
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The legal residency of migrant workers in Lebanon remains tied to sponsors under the new Standard Unified Contract.
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

New Standard Unified Contract does not abolish Kafala in Lebanon

Lebanon’s Minister of Labour recently announced the new Standard Unified Contract for migrant domestic workers. The contract, developed by a...
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Mustapha Adib (Banner: Laudy Issa)
Freeda Chehab

Mustapha Adib, Who? A Look at Lebanon’s New Prime Minister

Anti-government chants echoed down the streets of Beirut on Monday, August 31 as newly-appointed Prime Minister Mustapha Adib navigated his...
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Freeda Chehab

UN: Over 50 percent of Lebanese population could face food shortages

More than half of the people in Lebanon are on the verge of facing a possible food crisis after the Beirut blast.
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Karim Safieddine

Between axes of “peace” & “resistance,” dictators triumph while Palestinians suffer

Last month, a joint statement was released by the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to announce...
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Antonia Williams

Day 2: Search for life continues beneath Beirut rubble, 30 days after port explosion

Dozens of rescue workers continued to sift through a collapsed building in Beirut’s Gemmayze neighborhood on Friday, over a day...
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Karem Monzer

Bisri Dam: Dirty politics, environmental mess, and cheaper alternatives

At midnight, the World Bank’s September 4 deadline for the Lebanese government to meet “the tasks that are preconditions to the commencement of construction of the [Bisri] dam” will be passed. The government –unable to provide even a crane to save someone stuck under the port explosion’s rubble for 29...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Aid distribution processes discriminate against Syrian refugees

Syrian refugees are increasingly reporting being refused aid on the basis of nationality, despite being heavily affected by the Beirut blast.
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Khalde, Loubieh, and "national unity" in the eyes of the Lebanese regime
Karim Safieddine

Khalde, Loubieh, and “national unity” in the eyes of the Lebanese regime

What do the incidents of partisan violence in Khalde and Loubieh mean for Lebanon's politicians and how did they respond?
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Children of Lebanese mothers & foreign fathers excluded from registering in public schools

Minister of Education and Higher Learning Tarek Majzoub has excluded the children of Lebanese mothers married to foreigners from an issued directive on students allowed to enroll in public schools. Lebanese schools are required to prioritise the enrolment of Lebanese students over foreign ones, but they have so far been...
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