Tag: Hummus For Thought
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Steve Bannon’s ‘Alt-Right’ will destroy themselves – but we must fight them regardless
Trump leveraged social undercurrents of white supremacy, misogyny, racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia, while attacking reproductive rights and denying the threat of global warming, to put himself in the White House.…
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Beirut Begins Destroying the City’s Last Public Beach
The people of Beirut were shocked this Saturday, when images of the city’s last public beach, began circulating on social media, showing the site being destroyed by heavy construction equipment.
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It Took 2.5 Years, But Lebanon Finally Has a President Again
After a 2.5-year power vacuum, Lebanon finally has a president again. But what does it mean?
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Anarchists in Agrabah
“There wasn’t anything ‘anarchist’ about them given that they shut down a panel featuring a Syrian Arab anarchist, Leila, and insulted a Syrian Kurdish anarchist, Shiar.”
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Farewell to Renen Raz, Beloved Anti-Colonial, Queer Israeli Activist
Renen Raz, an Israeli anti-colonial and queer activist, died this week. He’s now being remembered for his passion for social justice in Israel-Palestine.
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What’s behind Stop the War’s aversion to Syria voices?
To the isolationists, “they” needn’t be asked what they think of their country’s situation, for “we”, as owners of great social capital, know best.
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Wretched of the Earth: Thoughts on Syria, Palestine and Discourse
As a Palestinian from Gaza, Assad means nothing to me.
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On Suffering and Solidarity
Those who suffer entrust their pain in the conscience of those who take upon themselves the task of standing to injustice and oppression.
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Celebrating the Work of ‘Enab Baladi’, Citizen Chroniclers of the Syrian Revolution
Among the many Syrians who criticized Fisk for his coverage of the Daraya massacre were just ordinary citizens from Daraya running a humble news service while the massacre was happening.
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On The Allies We’re Not Proud Of: A Palestinian Response to Troubling Discourse on Syria
We, the undersigned Palestinians, write to affirm our commitment to the amplification of Syrian voices as they endure slaughter and displacement at the hands of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime.
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Airstrikes by Saudi-Led Coalition Kill At Least 140 in Yemen, Injuring Hundreds More
Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeting a funeral left at least 140 people dead, making this the single largest massacre since the start of Yemen’s civil war in 2015.
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I can’t stop staring at the White Helmets Time cover
“I do not know if the White Helmets will win the Nobel Prize, and I frankly do not care. Nor should they. They have saved all of humanity.”
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List of Rebuttals to Max Blumenthal’s Anti-Syrian Article
Palestinians and Syrians respond to Max Blumenthal’s anti-Syrian piece.
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The Left’s hollow anti-imperialism over Syria
Essentialist anti-imperialism is defined solely in relation to one’s own government rather than on the basis of a universal opposition to all forms of imperialism.
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Edwin Nasr: Five Points on France and the ‘Burkini’ Ban
5 points’ on the ‘Burkini’ ban by Edwin Nasr
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Black-Palestine Solidarity: Towards an Intersectionality of Struggles
Tracing the historical context of both struggles and exposing the shared components of their respective struggles in order to conclude on their relation within a politics of transnational solidarity framework…
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Alex Shams: On Munich and Whiteness
Why aren’t we having a conversation about violence in the West, about masculinity and gun culture?
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Izquierda Unida, Syria and the Death of European Internationalism
When Couso of Izquierda Unida visited Bashar Al Assad, he sentenced European Internationalism to death
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Syria and the Reactionary Left
“The Left has, for all intents and purposes, lost the moral right to talk about Syria. “
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A look at the Chinese Anarchist movement between 1905 and 1930
The idea behind these principles and actions was that in order to build an anarchist society which would be “based upon a combination of science and humanism”.
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Halim 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?”
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Edwin Nasr: On the sex trafficking ring bust in Maameltein/ عاملات الجنس وتواطؤنا الأبوي
“The residents of Maameltein, and more generally Jounieh, the Lebanese ISF and the Jounieh municipality are all complicit in perpetuating the commercial sexual exploitation of Eastern European/Russian, Syrian, Palestinian and…
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Statement of Purpose for the Alliance of Syrian and Iranian Socialists
“Our peaceful revolution is still in progress until toppling Assad and imposing justice all over Syria.”
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Elia 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.”
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English-Arabic Gender dictionary now available online
“There is now an English-Arabic Gender dictionary available online thanks to the amazing work by Lebanon Support.”
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The Lebanese Left: The Possibility of the Impossible
Hussein Yacoub writes about the history and possible future of the Lebanese left.
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Beirut, Paris
“These have been two horrible nights. The first took the lives of over 40 in Beirut, the second took the lives of over 100 in Paris.”
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Two Palestinian Harry Potter Fans respond to J.K. Rowling
Expressing their deep disappointment at J.K Rowling’s misleading “Culture for Coexistence” letter in The Guardian newspaper, Palestinian fans of Harry Potter have published open letters to the author of our…
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Netanyahu’s Hitler Speech is nothing new
Netanyahu is willing to do whatever it takes to justify ongoing Settler Colonialism in Palestine, even whitewashing Hitler.
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Dr. Rima Tarabay: Regarding the government’s waste management plan
Dr Rima Tarabay tries to shed light on the Lebanese government’s waste management plan.
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What happened on Saturday the 22nd of August
Some info in what happened in Beirut on Saturday the 22nd of August when peaceful protestors were met with State-sanctioned Savagery
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The What, Why and How of Saturday the 22nd’s Protest
We are doing this again. Saturday 22nd, 6pm, Riad El Solh.
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Is Lebanon Violating Syrian Refugee Rights?
Syria Deeply’s Mat Nashed calls for international assistance to help Lebanon deal with the refugee crisis.
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What must be done/شو لازم نعمل
We are gathering this Saturday the 8th to demand nation-wide sustainable reforms. Here’s why you should join.
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#SaudiCables: What We’re Learning about Lebanon
The #SaudiCables on Lebanon reveal widespread corruption, bribes and repeated moral bankruptcy.
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The Cosmic Dome, promoting the love of Astronomy in Lebanon
A digital planetarium that uses the most advanced 360° projection systems hopes to foster a love for Astronomy in Lebanon
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ICRC launches ‘Restoring Family Links’ for Lebanon’s Missing
The Lebanese Red Cross released a video for its Restoring Family Links project to help collect info on Lebanon’s missing
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TIMEBOX, an Urban Trail of 20th Century Beirut
Discover an urban trail of early 20th century 3D images on the streets of Beirut.
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Understanding Lebanon’s Media
Trying to understand Lebanon’s Media Landscape through Nabil Dajani’s work.
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Video: What an 1980 AUB Student had to say about Lebanon
Nadia Tueni meets a student, Haitham Haddad, from the American University of Beirut (AUB) who talks to her about his love for music and his hatred of war.
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Dr. Mads Gilbert’s impassioned speech on Gaza at AUB
“Over the next two hours, Dr Gilbert would detail the horrors he saw, backed by numerous, excruciating images and videos he took of the patients and doctors who fell victims…
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Video: Woman Dancing in Beirut (1980)
Beautiful video of a Lebanese woman dancing to the tune of a Oud in 1980
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Comedy: “Les Inconnus” on Lebanese Sectarianism
20 years ago, one French humorist trio mocked Lebanon’s Sectarianism and territorial conflicts.
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#JeSuisCharlie: Muslims have nothing to apologize for // Reading List
Asking Muslims to apologize for a bunch of criminals is outrageous, unjustifiable.
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Annahar doesn’t know Hamra, at all.
My response to a pathetic piece that appeared in Al Nahar on “Hamra turning Syrian”
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From Humanity to Bestiality, an encounter with Y. Leibowitz
Yeshayahu Leibowitz was a famous Israeli intellectual known for his outspoken opinions on Judaism, ethics, religion and politics. Here’s an interview of his on the topic of “Humanity to Bestiality”
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“I swallowed a moon made of iron”. Xu Lizhi, Worker, Poet.
A Chinese man committed suicide due to the working conditions of his job. But he was also a poet.
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On the responsibility of students
An exchange, 34 years ago, between an AUB student and Nadia Tueni reveals the Lebanon of beauty and laughter.
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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.
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My 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.
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The Humans of Al Rashidiya Project aims to shine a light on Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees
The Humans of Al Rashidiya Project intends to dispel the numerous myths and stereotypes plaguing Lebanon’s Palestinian society.
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The Fouad Boutros project raises more questions than it answers
The proposed $70 million controversial Fouad Boutros Highway raises more questions than it answers. The Beirut Municipality must be held accountable.
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Nine Lebanese Civil Society Organizations condemn expulsion of children of migrant workers
Press Release: 9 Civil Society Organizations condemn decision to not renew residency permits for children of Migrant Workers
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Witness: 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”
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Heritages: A Review
Heritages is the story of Philippe Aractingi and his Franco-Lebanese family as they trace back their own family history and compare, contrast it with the history of Lebanon and the…
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The Adlieh Detention Center: A Living Hell
“Formerly an underground parking lot, this detention center is now the home of around 800 migrant workers, refugees and asylum seekers”
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Selections from the 11th Lebanese Film Festival | 2014
A list of my favorite movies screened at the 2014 edition of the Lebanese Film Festival
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Samir Kassir on being Arab
“The worst aspect of the Arabs’ malaise is their refusal to emerge from it, but, if happiness is not in sight, some form of equilibrium at least is possible.”
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Stay Human: Arrigoni’s Gaza testimony read by world figures
“It’s a Reading Movie giving voice to a man whose life and death are now symbols of Palestinian resistance: Vittorio Arrigoni.”
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The importance of celebrating IDAHOT in Lebanon
“Lebanon’s LGBTIQ population can be legally targeted under the now-notorious Article 534”
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The campaign to stop the destruction of Raouche’s Al Dalia
“Because they want to see the sea, we can’t see the sky anymore”
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Beirut Open Stage launches online platform
“To further its vision of showcasing and promoting as best as it can the local talent”, the Musical Collective “Beirut Open Stage” has launched its online platform.
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Dear Lebanon – A Teenage Perspective of Bombings, Religion and Politics.
Lebanon’s first teenager-only short movie about Lebanon
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Nadine Moussa’s Presidential Plan
“This presidential plan aims at accomplishing the following goals setting the path for achieving a long-term vision that aspires to make drastic changes in Lebanon”
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FADE IN:, the Lebanese Cinema Studies Company
FADE IN: is a Lebanese Cinema Studies Company whose mission is “to help artists express themselves through motion-picture and writing”.
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Maroun Baghdadi in the Limelight
“Maroun Baghdadi’s portrayal of everyday Lebanese during the 70s and 80s evokes haunting images of a nation of fractured identities.”
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“Your Right to Self Care” video by the Marsa Sexual Health Center
“In our patriarchal society, Lebanese women are still restricted by ‘moral’ guidelines that are rarely, if ever, applied to men.”
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What do AUB students think of the Civil War?
“As part of their Civil War Memorial Week, A Rupture Of Amnesia, AUB’s Secular Club went around campus to ask students about the civil war.”
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Lebanese Civil War Memorial Week at AUB
“A Rupture Of Amnesia: The Lebanese Civil War Memorial Week is an event organized by AUB’s Secular Club to give you a “chance to see the Civil war, that has…
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Syrian Man thanks “brothers in Lebanon who have opened their hearts to Syrians”
“There is something truly bittersweet about this picture of a Syrian man thanking the Lebanese Anti-racist activists that are behind the “Campaign in Support of Syrians Facing Racism”
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Tomorrow We Will See
“Tomorrow We Will See” offers a window into Lebanon’s flourishing creative culture through the perspective of ten Lebanese artists
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“Discover Monot-Huvelin” – Achrafieh 2020
“Achrafieh 2020 is bringing us its 5th Car-free day in Monot-Huvelin”
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Witness: “I’m being held as a slave in Lebanon” – #NabatiehSlaves
Ivory Coast-based Koaci.com has learned that 6 women are currently held in slavery conditions in Nabatieh, South Lebanon within a “Mafia-like” network. The following is a rough English translation of…
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Harry 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…
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Leila for Syria: A Fundraising Concert
Sawa for Syria is teaming up with Mashroo’ Leila and C U NXT Sat‘s DJs to raise funds for Syrian refugees.
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Arab Activists Against Domestic Violence in Lebanon #ProtectWomenLB #March8
We are 15 Arab bloggers, intellectuals, activists, and dreamers currently meeting in Amman for the #ASM2014 Social Media training and workshop organized by 7amleh in coordination with the American Friends…
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KAFA protest against Domestic Violence (Photos)
I will be receiving photos from today’s KAFA protest from different participants and will add everything here. Quick reminder: It starts at 2pm in front of the National Museum of…
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Join KAFA’s #March8 protest against Domestic Violence
A series of Domestic Violence It’s been 8 months since the death of Roula Yaacoub, the 33 year old mother who was beaten to death. After her death, we found…
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Save Achrafieh from the Fouad Boutros Project
The “Save Achrafieh” protest against the Fouad Boutros Highway project took place on Saturday the 1st of March at 3pm in front of EDL Mar Mikhael. The second one will…
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Khalil Gibran on Lebanon: Pity the Nation
“Pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion. Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, eats a bread it does not harvest,…
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AUB: Stop the Tuition Fees Increase
February 27th Protest I’m writing this quick post to support all AUB students demanding the immediate abolition of the plan to increase tuition fees. An estimated 1,000-2,000 students are expected…
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Mai Ghoussoub on Lebanon: Slices of Life
“Driving with Rida Rida is a character that only Martin Scorsese or John Updike could have created. But Rida is not a fictional creation; he is a Lebanese driver and…
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Kafana Samtan Campaign to Restore Al-Saeh Library a Success
When unknown assailants torched his library on January 3, Father Ibrahim Sarrouj responded by forgiving them. The assailants, supposedly Muslim fundamentalists, accused Father Sarrouj of attacking Islam by publishing a…
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#StripForJackie Campaign Gains Momentum
As part of the growing scandal surrounding Caretaker Youth and Sports Minister Faisal Karam’s call for an investigation over Lebanese Olympian Jackie Chamoun’s past photoshoot, Lebanese netizens have already come up with…
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In Defense of Jackie
“Caretaker” Youth and Sports Minister Faisal Karami thinks it’s more damaging to Lebanon’s reputation that one of our best athletes, Jackie Chamoun, participated in a photoshoot where she showed as much…
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What did Palestine look like in 1896?
A film footage of Palestine in 1896 was recently published online thanks to Lobster Films. It shows Palestinians of all faiths – Christians, Jews and Muslims – living side by…
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US bans students from “blacklisted” countries from getting a free education
I’m following a Coursera course entitled “Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World” and just received a rather odd email. All students from Syria, Sudan, Iran and Cuba will no longer…
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Human 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.
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George Khabbaz on Lebanon: Rfi’i El Chahid
We’re starting off 2014 with sad news. We’re going through a period that is confusing, terrifying and shocking. Much can be said about Lebanon’s obstacles, and I’ll surely dedicate a…
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We are not martyrs
The “I Am NOT a Martyr” Campaign (#notamartyr) has less than a day of existence and can already boast over 1,000 followers on its Facebook page. You can understand why: We Lebanese…
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Rita 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…
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Khalil Gibran on Lebanon
“You have your Lebanon and its dilemma. I have my Lebanon and its beauty. Your Lebanon is an arena for men from the West and men from the East. My Lebanon…
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Review: “I Am Breathing” presented by LAND For Hope
I just came back from the movie screening of “I am Breathing” which was presented by the Lebanese Association for Neuromuscular Diseases or “LAND” in partnership with the British Council at…
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CIWF wants to shut down Beirut’s Slaughterhouse
Compassion in World Farming UK has launched a petition aimed directly at the Lebanese Agriculture Minister asking him to shut down the notorious Karantina Slaughterhouse. And who can blame them?…
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Adonis World AIDS Day fundraising concert
Adonis, one of Lebanon’s greatest bands of our generation, will be performing this December the 12th at a fundraiser concert aimed at helping people living with AIDS/HIV.
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Underneath the Washed White Wall of Cynicism and Hope by R. Baroud
The houses in my old refugee camp felt enormous. My neighbors’ homes had grown into strange dimensions because they had to make use of every inch of available space out…
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“Discover Gemmayze” – Achrafieh 2020’s latest project
This Sunday the 1st of December, the Achrafieh 2020 team is organizing its 4th “Car free” day. After Achrafieh, Mar Mikhael, Rmeil/Geitawi, Gemmayzeh is now allowing us to see how…
