What Happens When You Lose And Find Your Anger?
Psychosomatic (adjective): of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors. Example: You’re at a theater workshop and the trainers ask you to...
Author: Joelle
Khaled Saghieh: The #YouStink Movement against the Rule of the Crook
During Home Works 7, journalist Khaled Saghieh (first from left) spoke about the popular movement that erupted in the summer of 2015 in Lebanon after the Lebanese government failed to...
On Walking Away
I wish we had it in us to walk away from each other without the seemingly urgent, inescapable need to destroy each other in the process.
Protestors Call For Justice For Murdered Women
On May 30, 2015, hundreds of protestors marched in Beirut to demand greater protection for victims of family violence. Protestors gathered in front of the National Museum, and marched towards the Ministry...
My First Ever Walk In Horsh Beirut – In Pictures
Prohibited from entering Horsh Beirut, I used to run around the park, hoping one day I’d be able to go inside this green oasis to run, walk, enjoy a picnic with...
Why The CIA’s First Tweet Isn’t Funny
Ever since Edward Snowden revealed the extent of the US government’s spying activity, the debate about surveillance, privacy and security has been raging in America and around the world. And when the...
Why Capitalism Isn’t Working For Dummies
Over the past few years, as I got more and more involved with movements and groups advocating for change, equality and social justice, among other causes, one system was repeatedly...
13 Things You Didn’t Know About Tintin And Hergé
During a recent trip to Brussels, I visited the Museum of Original Figurines (MOOF) and The Belgian Comic Strip Center, two amazing centers dedicated to the Belgian comic strip and the...
Obama, Syria And The Groupthink Trap
In 2008, when Barack Obama announced his national security team for his first term in office, he explicitly went on record as saying that he wanted to appoint a team…
The Pyramid Of Doom
I spotted this stencil on one of the metal boards aligning the old Vendome Stairs in Mar Mikhael. It’s such a loaded visual. I see in it a hierarchy and intersectionality of power dynamics…
