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Women protest as part of the October 17 Revolution (AP / Hassan Ammar)
Beirut Today

Women are on the frontlines of the Lebanese protests

The women of the Lebanese protests are fighting the country’s patriarchal power structures, where their political voice has long been smothered.
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Demonstrators sit in "Beit El Cha3eb" on the Ring highway during a protest in Lebanon. (Hussein Malla/AP)
Mariam Hammoud

Reclaiming Public Space During the Revolution: How We Are Reconnecting With Lebanese Cities

From highways to proactivity, people in Lebanon have taken back their essential right to exist in open, free, and accessible public spaces.
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Dima Farran

Historical revisionism: Consociational politics is a governance flaw

Consensual politics has given rise to governments muddled with political rivalries and contradictory agendas, all under the pretext of inclusivity.
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Protesters in Zouk (Reuters / Awsaat.com) - Feminist Article
Mira Zaghbour

Feminism and the October Revolution: The people demand and do not negotiate

Women have firmly asserted their presence within the Lebanese protests and the overall political scene.
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A university student gestures during an anti-government protest in Beirut. (Goran Tomasevic | Reuters)
Samer Talhouk

Students have spoken: The economy is not working for the youth

The state has commodified and marginalized students for years.
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Jad Chaaban

Why Aren’t Lebanese Banks Giving You Back Your Money?

The Central Bank and the Association of Banks have a major historical responsibility to protect depositors and provide transparent regulations going forward.
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(Ayeesha Starkey)
Beirut Today

Day 21: Women Making Noise At The Protests

Day 21: At the Women’s March in Beirut, protesters bang on pots and pans, drum on walls, and light candles....
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Beirut Today

Squares Meet: A Conversation Between Activists From Tripoli, Saida, Nabatieh, Zouk, Aley, and Beirut

A lot of important initiatives are happening on the ground, thanks to the efforts of citizens who are protesting against...
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During the protests, several University professors gave their classes on the streets. On the Jbeil highway, Dr. Sharif Abdunnur, media ethics professor in LAU and AUT, gives an open class lecture and discussion on the importance of a technocratic government. (Eva Mahfouz)
Samer Talhouk

The protesters want to end the sectarian system: Our future economy should cater to their demands

Remedying the drawbacks of our current sectarian system should be the basis upon which we build up our post-revolution economy. 
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Karim Safieddine

Hezbollah and Lebanon’s 2019 Revolution

“We don’t accept the fall of the mandate, nor do we support the resignation of the Cabinet and early parliamentary elections in these circumstances."
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Aerial view of a part of the human chain formed by protesters in Lebanon on October 27. (Omar El Imadi)
Chloe Khoury

From Tripoli to Tyre: Protesters in Lebanon form first ever nationwide human chain

More than 170,000 people held hands to cover a 171-kilometer distance along Lebanon’s coastal roads, from Tripoli in the North to Tyre in the South.
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Beirut, Lebanon. (Karl Bou-Rjeily)
Ali Chalak

Revolution in the Neoliberal Wilderness

On a revolutionary event without revolutionary subjects, the reconfiguration of Lebanese capitalism, and the hydra-like Lebanese ruling oligarchy.
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