In Memory of Razan Al-Najjar
Hayat Ghunaim, from Gaza, wrote this in memory of Razan Al-Najjar, the 21 year old medic and volunteer who was murdered by the IDF while helping evacuate wounded protesters.
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Lebanon’s historic Anfeh salt marshes threatened by yet another resort
The historic salt marshes of the northern town of Anfeh may become the latest casualty of Lebanon’s long history of coastal privatization.
Read MoreI Don’t Have a #MyNakbaStory, So Here Are Other People’s Nakba Stories (+Resources)
Conversation with Ely Dagher, Director of ‘Waves ’98’
Assad or the Naked Lion
“As the regime applies its scorched earth policy and starves the population to bring it to heel, it insists on showing that in the regions it controls, life follows its natural course.”
Read MoreThe fall of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta
The Syrian regime and its Russian ally have taken over Ghouta. Here are some of Ghouta’s stories before its fall.
Read MoreNotes on Waves ’98
Waves ’98 is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating films from postwar Lebanon so far. Moving, elegant and multi-layered, it manages to portray both Omar’s lived experience as well as showing Beirut the current monstrosity that it is.
Read MoreBeirut’s Dalieh: A Temporal Space of Refuge
Some activists have lost their moral compass with respect to Syria
Maher Arar writes: “The inconsistency of positions taken by these activists and their cult-like stubbornness make them look closer to religious zealots than to people who are seeking the truth.”
Read MoreRazan Zaitouneh’s “Women in The Syrian Revolution” (2013)
The Ghosts of Lebanon’s Present
“Conflicting powers in Lebanon attempting to monopolize truth have created an environment in which “truth” cannot be determined by any recognizable social tool.”
Read MoreThe Experience of Local Councils in the Syrian Revolution
“We are not less that the workers of the Paris Commune… They lasted 70 days and we are still here since a year and a half.”
Read MoreA Spot at the Kotel Won’t Save Us: A Crisis in American Judaism
“What terrifies our elders, anxious to maintain their grip on the only Jewish identity they know, is precisely that, in saying ‘no!’ to Zionism, we are saying ‘yes!’ to Jewishness.”
Read More#AbolishKafala in Lebanon: 20-year-old Lensa’s Story
What the #WomenOfGhouta Have Achieved in 7.5 Years
Rafiq Ali Ahmad, 1992. Suspended Dreams
“What About The Destruction Within Me?”. Suspended Dreams (أحلام معلقة), Mai Masri & Jean Khalil Chamoun
Read MoreThe Story of Hind Majaly, A Revolutionary Woman from Daraa
“I was one of the first women to organise peaceful demonstrations in Daraa and one of the first women to be detained.”
Read MoreThe Multipolar Spin: How Fascists Operationalize Left-wing Resentment
This article was originally published by Alexander Reid Ross, author of the book ‘Against The Fascist Creep’. Republished here for education purposes.
Read MoreThe Irrelevant Arabs – An Intro to the Yemen Conflict: A Conversation With Afrah Nasser & Sara Obeidat
In the second episode of “The Irrelevant Arabs” Loubna Mrie & Mustafa speak with Afrah Nasser and Sara Obeidat on the causes of the Yemen conflict.
Read MoreI Interviewed Adel Karam, and Nothing He Said was Funny
