The KAFA protest is particularly significant in the context of the upcoming parliamentary elections, with many signs stating that their bearers will not be voting for “patriarchal ideology."
Debates on the origin of the trash have been sparked, and some officials stating that the garbage washed downstream from Nahr El Kalb, a recurring dumpsite since the outbreak of the crisis.
Human Rights Watch has released a campaign advocating for a major switch up in Lebanon’s handling of their waste. There is a great piling up and overflow of trash, and many local dumps have resorted to burning trash in order to make way for more. HRW deems this a human...
The current protests in Iran could be attributed to joblessness and unfulfilled economic expectations, but not necessarily to high poverty.
Governments are (and should be) subject to exhaustive scrutiny on the part of society– a reality that is no stranger...
The means through which political stances are expressed today are limitless. After US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement on Jerusalem, social media websites were flooded with rage and protests were held across many areas in the country. Did Lebanese universities have anything to say about recent developments? The Faculty of...
Lebanon’s coasts have been lying under a great yellow cloud, making sure we go about our daily lives with pride...
Turning Point Books has officially launched the new anthology entitled Arab Women Voice New Realities, co-edited by Roseanne Khalaf and...
More than 130 people attended ‘Rusted Radishes’ magazine launch on Saturday, November 25, at Haven for Artists in Mar Mikhael. Rusted Radishes “is a literary and art journal housed in the American University of Beirut,” said Vicken Margossian, the Managing Editor. Created in 2011 by AUB faculty members Rima Rantisi...
AUB students gathered on Tuesday at 11am in front of College Hall, the campus’ main administrative building, to show support...
Twelve patterns, twelve regions, twelve women, twelve stories. Stitching Palestine is a documentary directed by Carol Mansour and produced and researched by...
Parents and grandparents go on and on about their memories of the autumn in Lebanon. The mountain breeze that changes by the end of August, the color of the leaves that slowly takes a warmer tone, and the preparation of the mouneh (stock) for the following winter season. Over the...