The 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.”
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A 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
The 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 MoreI Interviewed Adel Karam, and Nothing He Said was Funny
رسالة من صديقك المثلي
On Beirut Pride: 5 Reflections.
Miream Salameh’s Speech at #BringThemHere Rally in Melbourne
“I am from a Christian family. I say this today because I need to explain that my family and I escaped from the Syrian regime violence before ISIS even existed in my country.”
Read MoreOmar Sabbour: Regarding statements by Syrian opposition and Western solidarity groups
Alex Shams: On Munich and Whiteness
Why aren’t we having a conversation about violence in the West, about masculinity and gun culture?
Read MoreHalim Shebaya: When Sally met Lebanon’s Personal Status laws
“What provoked Sally to initiate such an action that landed her, and the people who assisted her, in the custody of the Lebanese authorities?”
Read MoreElia El Khazen: A Message to Pseudo-Leftists on Syria
“To anyone who has continuously and consistently, over the years, denied the existence of an uprising in Syria, this message is for you.”
Read MoreDr. Rima Tarabay: Regarding the government’s waste management plan
New 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 MoreMy friend Abdul Rahman Kassig was kidnapped by ISIS. Here’s his story.
Kidnapped by ISIS in October 2013, American Aid worker Abdul Rahman Kassig is a ‘soul who walked the walk’, writes Erin Cory.
Read MoreHarry Chun: Fadi’s Story
The following piece tells the story of how Fadi, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan, was able to send his engagement ring to his fiancee living in Germany. It is a story of hope, perseverance and above all, love. Who would’ve thought that I would come back to Europe following my coverage of the Syrian […]
Read MoreMario Macaron: Open Letter to Mrs. Sleiman, First Lady of Lebanon + Her Response
Dear Mrs. Sleiman, I am a Lebanese student studying in Paris. I had the honor of being part of the delegation that you lead in Tunis in November 2010 at the Conference on the Rights of the Arab Woman, and like many I feverishly applauded your speech advocating and defending the rights of women in […]
Read MoreRita Nehme: A Reflexion on Yesterday’s Explosion
The following post was posted by Rita Nehme as a status a few moments after yesterday’s explosion and re-posted here with her permission. Is it tomorrow yet? Have we gotten over it? Over the shock, the fumes, the debris? Have we buried the bodies? Have we called them martyrs yet, a title stuck onto the […]
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