#AbolishKafala in Lebanon: 20-year-old Lensa’s Story
“They tortured me and I couldn’t do anything to save myself.”
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Lebanese Man beats an Ethiopian Woman, Raises Questions over Kafala System – Video
“What we need is to abolish the racist Kafala System condemned by the International Labor Organization”
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Read MoreHFT Newsletter #3
Welcome to the third newsletter of Hummus For Thought, a monthly collection of thoughts and recommendations.
Read MoreHFT Newsletter #1
Welcome to the first newsletter of Hummus For Thought, a monthly collection of thoughts and recommendations.
Read MoreWhat it means to be black and African in Lebanon
Raw stories from 21 black African students at the American University of Beirut
Read MoreRana Eid’s Panoptic: Acoustic Echoes and Resonant Soundscapes
“Eid’s personal plight, composed as an epistolary address to her deceased father, is entangled with more general symptoms of public paralysis,” writes Saadi Nikro
Read MoreLebanon’s militarized masculinity
“It is ‘normal’ to expect outbursts of violence in Lebanon, often coupled with grand displays of toxic masculinity and, often still, with sectarian/conservative pronouncements”
Read More“We are not racists, but”
“Children of color, and especially poor children of color, learn one thing very well in Lebanese schools and that is to hate themselves.”
Read MoreHummus For Thought, the Podcast
A Podcast on memory, gender, identity and exile – and everything else.
Read MoreShadow of a Man? Understanding Masculinities in the MENA (Audio)
Audio and partial transcript of the LSE Panel I took part in with Dr. Shereen El-Faki and Dr. Courtney Freer.
Read MoreLebanon’s Migrant Domestic Workers March on Labour Day
For the eighth year in a row, migrant domestic workers from many nations marched to demand their labor rights in Beirut.
Read MoreNew Exhibit Highlights Struggle of Lebanese of African and Asian heritage
The ‘Mixed Feelings’ exhibit highlights stories of Lebanese of African and Asian heritage and their daily struggles.
Read MoreWitness: Ivorian Woman Pushed Off 6th Floor for Demanding Salary
“A young Ivorian woman was found dead after having been reportedly pushed off the 6th floor of an apartment in Beirut”
Read MoreWorkers’ Day Parade and Festival for Migrant Workers
“The Anti-Racism Movement and Fi Chi Ghalat are organizing the 4th annual Workers’ Day Parade in celebration of Labor Day, demanding better legal protection for Domestic Workers in Lebanon suffering from the Kafala System.”
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch’s 2014 Report on Lebanon
Human Rights Watch’s 2014 Global Report was just released. As usual, I’m re-copying the Lebanon section below.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch’s 2013 report on Lebanon
The following is the full report of Human Rights Watch’s 2013 Report on Lebanon.
Read MoreStart Listening
A year ago, a woman named Alem Dechasa committed suicide by hanging herself in her room at Der El-Salib mental hospital.
Read More4th Annual Cabriolet Film Festival: Lebanese and International Short Films
Today at 8pm. Gemmayze St Nicholas Stairs For more info, check out their page. The Program: Joey‘s Pick for Day 1: Na wewe – Ivan Goldschmit – Belgium – 18:52 min Nice short story about the complexity of identity. A minivan transporting citizens of Burundi is stopped by a band of Hutu rebels who force […]
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