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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Government rescue plan set in motion

“Lebanese must set aside their differences to tackle the country’s major financial crisis,” said Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday,...
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Students protest the tuition dollarization in front of the Ministry of Education in Lebanon in early 2019. (Facebook | @madanetwork)
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

University tuition fees susceptible to more increase

Despite not having the same services and quality of education, students are still expected to pay full tuition fees as the economy plummets.
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The Shatila refugee camp on the outskirts of Beirut (Photo: Johann Soufi)
Beirut Today

COVID-19 illustrates how discriminatory refugee policies impact Lebanon

Not integrating a quarter of Lebanon’s inhabitants, solely because they are refugees, has a wide range impact on Lebanese socio-economic life.
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Maguie Hamzeh

Infodemic: Another spreading virus to fight and resist

As if the whirlpool of a global pandemic sucking the world down and drowning people in fear and frustration wasn’t...
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Clashes between the Lebanese army and protesters in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, one of the many locations where demonstrators are demanding their basic rights as Lebanon’s economy crashes and the price of basic goods rises. (Photo: AP / Bilal Hussein) Tripoli article
Beirut Today

Tripoli mourns death of protester following night of violence and clashes

Lebanon's army used live bullets, rubber rounds, and tear gas to disperse protesters in Tripoli, where banks are being set on fire as the economy crashes.
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(Photo: Independent via Joseph Eid / AFP) Mass Murder in Baakline
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

“Honor” and Violence: Baakline mass murder acts as a grim reminder

Every day that the lockdown drags on in Lebanon, women across the country face unknown futures with trepidation and fear.
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"Neither coronavirus nor you will last," reads this sign from a protester in Lebanon on April 24. (Photo: Lebanon Express via Hussein Malla / Ap) Lira plummet article
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Protesters return to the streets as value of Lebanese lira plummets

As the value of the lira plummets and costs of living rise, lockdown is proving to be another economic challenge that people in Lebanon are incapable of overcoming.
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Gabrielle Antar

He didn’t rape me: A story of self-doubt, anger, and surviving assault

These violations happen way too often for us not to talk about.
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Parliament convenes for second day in a row on April 22, 2020. (Photo: NNA) Early elections / Nabih Berri article
Laudy Issa

Who came before Nabih Berri and will someone ever come after?

Along with many of the other demands of protesters, Lebanon's Parliament shot down the prospect of early elections in their latest meeting.
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Illustration of woman sitting at a desk and using her phone at night with a facemask in front of her. For Speak Up COVID article
Laudy Issa

Speak Up COVID: Free psychological support for frontline health workers in Lebanon

The initiative comes as Lebanon’s under-equipped medical sector battles COVID-19, which has placed healthcare workers under tremendous pressure.
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Spraying sanitising liquid around a bank in Beirut (Photo: Al-Jazeera via Anwar Amro / AFP) easing lockdown measures in Lebanon article
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Easing lockdown must be gradual to prevent another outbreak in Lebanon

The low numbers of new COVID-19 cases are a good sign, but our healthcare system cannot handle another wave of infections.
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President Michel Aoun heads a cabinet meeting on April 9, 2020. (Photo: Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters) Economic draft plan article
Karim Safieddine

Lebanon’s economic draft plan: A bill for the many?

What answers does the leaked government draft plan provide in the midsts of Lebanon's financial, political, and public health crises?
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