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...
by Joelle · Published August 31, 2014 · Last modified September 1, 2014
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...
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...
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...
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...
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…
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…
Mike Binder’s 2005 dramedy The Upside of Anger is on my list of all-time favorite movies. Everytime I watch it, I’m reminded why it has remained on my list over...
On June 5, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Samantha Power as UN Ambassador. On June 6, 2013, CounterPunch ran a profile of Power entitled “Samantha Power and the Weaponization of Human Rights”, which...
When we think about emotions, we tend only to think about the negative ones – fear, anger and distress. But this is because the mass media over-emphasizes negative emotions and...
