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Alien in Lebanon: Why I Can Never Call My Country Home

A month ago, I was having dinner with my friends. I don’t know how in so many years of friendship we still manage to always stumble upon topics that we have never discussed before. On that night one of my friends was caught o...

by Lama Miri

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What an Investigation of Racism in Lebanon Revealed

France24 lead an investigation in Lebanon to try and find out whether domestic workers suffer abuse in Lebanon. I’m sure you already know the answer. The France24 team divided their investigation in two parts: The first o...

by Joey Ayoub

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Tripoli: Lebanon’s Neglected City

Strolling along the pedestrian esplanade of Beirut’s Zaitunay Bay on a Sunday afternoon is an eye opening experience: extravagant yachts line the harbour, restaurants, bistros and cafes hum with activity, and the clientel...

by Lewis Green

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How Long can Jordan Cling to Stability in a Fractured Middle East?

Last month the British Foreign Office lengthened its list of Arab states unsuitable for travel with the addition of Lebanon. Now Jordan appears more than ever to be a fragment of peace wedged between some of the most volatile s...

by Nadia Hasan

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Witness: Inside Al-Salam Mosque

On the 23rd of August, two bombs exploded in Tripoli, Lebanon, killing 47 and injuring over 500. The first explosion hit Taqwa Mosque and killed at least 14 people. The second hit Al-Salam mosque and killed around 33. My frien...

by Joey Ayoub

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In the Shadow of Syria: Will Lebanon Soon be Shrouded?

With news reports flooding in highlighting the ever deepening involvement of Hezbollah in Bashar al-Assad’s struggle for Syria, the scenario which so many Lebanese feared appears to be on the brink of being realized. Conflict...

by Michael Brown

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Silent No More: Lebanon’s Migrants Fight the Kafala System

On the 14th of March 2012, a woman named Alem Dechasa committed suicide by hanging herself in her room at Der El-Salib mental hospital. Four days prior, as witnessed by an amateur video, she was kidnapped by her owner, her ma...

by Joey Ayoub

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450,000 Palestinian Refugees Face Dire Restrictions in Lebanon

Within ten minutes, not taking into account Beirut’s chaotic traffic, one can travel from the Mediterranean equivalent of the Champs-Élysées to an area resembling some of the roughest slums in the world. The living situatio...

by Urban Times

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Lebanese Fears Confirmed as Bomb Shakes Beirut

As many Lebanese had predicted, the unrest in Syria has spilled into Lebanon’s borders. Around 3pm local time, a bomb went off in Beirut. Once described as the “Paris of the Middle East,” Beirut has now been reduced to an...

by Laura Casey

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Alien in Lebanon: Why I Can Never Call My Country Home

What an Investigation of Racism in Lebanon Revealed

Tripoli: Lebanon’s Neglected City

How Long can Jordan Cling to Stability in a Fractured Middle East?

Witness: Inside Al-Salam Mosque

In the Shadow of Syria: Will Lebanon Soon be Shrouded?

Silent No More: Lebanon’s Migrants Fight the Kafala System

450,000 Palestinian Refugees Face Dire Restrictions in Lebanon

Lebanese Fears Confirmed as Bomb Shakes Beirut

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