Missing The Train
There’s been a lot of talk lately of insufferable traffic jams and endless bottlenecks in and around Beirut. The influx of tourists and visiting Lebanese expats has surely exacerbated the...
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Video: Achievements In Women’s Rights In Lebanon
I produced this video for Nasawiya‘s training program “Ghayreh 3adtik Bitzeed S3adtik – Feminist Tools for Change”. The animation showcases achievements in women’s rights in Lebanon so far and examples...
The Story Of Sandra
Today’s Labor Day. This year, activists and organizations rallied to recognize the illegal, inhuman and unethical working conditions of migrant workers in Lebanon as well as the Arab World. To...
This Is Lebanon: Family Matters More Than You
At a recent job interview, the interviewer asked me to tell him more about myself. But to know me, he wanted to know about my family. “Why are you asking...
Gemayze, Wired
In broad daylight, power generators’ cables, which underline the Lebanese state’s failed services, are plain to see in Beirut’s prime clubbing/pubbing street. Background: Decades after the civil war, Lebanon still...
Take Back The Night
On this year’s International Women’s Day, the feminist collective Nasawiya – of which I’m a member – organized a “Take Back the Night” march through the streets of Beirut, the first such...
