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Hammana Artist House, an art residency space situated 40-minutes from Beirut. (hah-lb.org)
Aina De Lapparent Alvarez

Cherries and Snow: Hammana Artist House breathes life back into a small Lebanese village

The history of the Hammana Artist House and its role in revitalising a village known for its cherries and climate.
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Garbage crisis: Around 85 percent of Lebanon's waste goes to open dumps or landfills, even though 88 to 90 percent of it can be composted or recycled. (Infographic by Christina Atik)
Laudy Issa

Lebanese Politicians Will Never Agree On A Sustainable Solution To The Garbage Crisis

Harsh criticism or reality?
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Beirut Today

Quickfire Questions with Kozo

Kozo (and Alfie’s pillow) sit around a mess of pedals in Tunefork Studios and talk about their debut album: Tokyo Metabolist Syndrome. Join the Lebanese post-rock / math-rock band for the launch of their new album at SoundsGood Festival on September 7. Video by Laudy Issa...
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Students protest the tuition dollarization in front of the Ministry of Education in Lebanon. (Facebook | @madanetwork)
Karim Safieddine

How University Student Activists are Protesting Tuition Dollarization in Lebanon

"Our voices are as high as our tuition."
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Beirut Today

With Yo-Yo Ma and Right To Play, Beirut Becomes a Stage for Refugees

Young Syrian and Palestinian refugees recently shared the stage with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble, playing...
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Lebanon's Central Bank (Bamque Du Liban) has taken several steps over the years in its attempts at stabilizing the economy.
Jamil Chaya

Breaking Down Banque du Liban’s Financial Engineering

While the Central Bank's operations were an ingenious approach to the problems at hand in Lebanon, they are only temporary solutions that give policy-makers more time to address the country’s problems.
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Beirut Today

Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay: Students in Lebanon are Protesting Again

Students and parents in Lebanon are mobilizing with Mada, the independent student network, against the tuition currency change at their...
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Egyptian rock band Massar Egbari. (Courtesy of Massar Egbari)
Veronica Merlo

On Egyptian Rock N’ Activism: We talked to Massar Egbari at their Beirut concert

Five Egyptian musicians walk into Bayt Em Nazih and set the crowd on fire with their unique blend of rock and social activism.
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Protest in Lebanon following the death of prominent political journalist Samir Kassir in 2005. Since 1992, nine journalists have been killed in Lebanon.(Ramzi Haidar | Getty Images)
Veronica Merlo

Exiled Journalists in Lebanon Usually Fear For Their Safety And Seek Refuge Elsewhere

“I do not feel safe here. After receiving too many threats on social media or over the phone, I stopped publishing.”
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Veronica Merlo

Beirut’s historic landmarks between resilience and destruction: the case of Vendome Stairs

In recent years, several civil society groups have fought to protect what little is left of public spaces in Beirut.
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Lyrics from Mashrou' Leila's Tayf (Ghost). (Christina Atik | Beirut Today)
Cynthia Nahhas

Thousands protest Mashrou’ Leila cancellation through massive concert in Beirut

Thousands stood in solidarity with Mashrou’ Leila, following the cancellation of their concert at the Byblos International Festival, through a...
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Panel discussion at the first Refugees=Partners conference. (Refugees=Partners)
Laudy Issa

Refugees=Partners: Better refugee policies can benefit both Syrians and Lebanese host communities

That's not all: Syrian refugees are actually filling some of the gaps in the Lebanese economy, as opposed to competing with the Lebanese workforce.
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