Politicians wear xenophobia like a mask, promoting it to the public to hide the ugly truth of how their own shortcomings affect citizens.
In Jowan Safadi, radical art meets radical politics. The Palestinian musician makes provocative and accessible political music that's much lacking in the Arab world.
Professors at the Lebanese University are on strike, demanding their rights from the government but putting the futures of students at risk. Students react:
At least 3,664 Syrian nationals were evicted by 13 municipalities around Lebanon between 2016 and 2018. Another 42,000 remain at risk of being homeless. But some municipalities have fared better.
France-based Camp Claude’s Diane Sagnier talks about Beirut and her electropop music in a round of Quickfire Questions at Beirut...
The Lebanese Parliament denied a request to access declassified information in February 2018. In other words, the exact legislative body that passed the law on access to information stated that it has established no mechanism for information sharing. Ironically, the administrative office expressed willingness to submit a request to the...
For over a hundred years, women have willingly put up with the ridicule, the belittling, and the pushback from the public to advocate for women’s rights in Lebanon. And they had previously been forgotten.
As you stare at the details of these posters, an orientalist narrative of submissive Arab women and violent Arab men stares right back at you.
Fashion designers in Lebanon are struggling without educational options, no financial support, and community misconceptions. Here are their options.
Lebanon fairs better than most in the region when it comes to freedom of the press, but that doesn’t say much when your counterparts include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey.
Not only does Live Love Recycle provide a free recycling collection service in Beirut, but also grants jobs to 436 people from vulnerable communities.
The ruling class, which has been in power for almost 30 years, is collectively responsible for the economy’s dire state of affairs. It should bear the costs of reforms and spare ordinary citizens.