Tag: Lebanon
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It Could Happen Here: Israel’s Attack on Lebanon
Interview on It Could Happen Here
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The Dugout: Honoring Political Ghosts
Interview on The Dugout | a Black anarchist podcast
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The Final Straw: The US-Israeli War with Iran Spreads, Nuclear Weapons, Lebanon and Anti-Imperial Solidarity
Interview on The Final Straw podcast
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The Breakup Theory Episode 31 – Iran and the US-Israeli Death Drive Economy
A conversation I recorded with The Breakup Theory to discuss and analyze the US-Israeli war on Iran
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972Mag: Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon is about more than just Hezbollah
After violating the ‘ceasefire’ 10,000 times, Israel is once again pounding Lebanon as its enduring thirst for war drives ever expanding ambitions.
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Crimethinc: “History Is Repeating Itself”
A Lebanese Perspective on the War on Palestine, Lebanon, and Iran
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Good Law Project: Trump’s illegal war puts all of us at risk
All day long, the news is full of bombs dropped by a UK ally on Beirut and I’m struck by the absurdity of it all.
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Hauntologies: Getting “Used” to the Israeli Drone in Lebanon
It ain’t normal
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Hauntologies: How Hezbollah Lost Everything
It’s not just Israel
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Hauntologies: An elder is someone who is older than olive trees
Or: what breaks me
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Hauntologies: Notes on Assadism, Zionism, Fascism and Hope
This essay does not end like it begins. I considered dividing it in two but ultimately decided to keep it as is. It starts with a discussion of what Assadism…
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Hauntologies: Framing 'Violence', from the 2025 LA protests to the Israeli occupation of South Lebanon
On how ‘violence’ is reported on, from the Israeli occupation of South Lebanon to the 2025 LA protests This will be a quick one. Bluesky thread version here. Mastodon thread…
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What it means to be black and African in Lebanon
Raw stories from 21 black African students at the American University of Beirut
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Nearly 300 Intellectuals Mobilize Against the Rise of a ‘Fascist Climate’ in Lebanon
Nearly 300 Lebanese intellectuals, artists, activists and journalists call for a Lebanon of freedom, pluralism and respect of human rights.
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Beirut Madinati to Beirut Pride
“One hopes that subsequent movements will strive to become even more inclusive, and encompass those often ignored by Lebanese law, namely refugees, Lebanese workers and migrant domestic workers.”
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Violence in Arsal Is a Reminder of How Vulnerable Syrian Refugees Are in Lebanon
“Whatever happened, we have to recognize that the response towards these attacks where refugees/Syrians are all assumed guilty is inhumane”
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To Take a Stand for Love, Beirut Pride Had to Overcome Hate
A hotel where the first event was scheduled canceled on organizers after facing pressure from religious groups. But that hasn’t stopped Beirut Pride from going forward.
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Venezuela’s Protests Arrive in Lebanon
“What nerve. Tarek WIlliam Saab, who should ensure the Human Rights of Venezuelans and doesn’t do it, goes and talks about Human Rights in #Lebanon.”
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‘We Are Not Slaves, We Want Our Rights’: Lebanon’s Migrant Domestic Workers March on Labour Day
Hundreds of migrant domestic workers and Lebanese activists took to the streets on Labour Day to protest against Lebanon’s notorious Kafala system and for justice.
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On Nasrallah’s War Against LGBTQs (مع نسخة عربية)
Nasrallah’s recent sermon was all about promoting the same fixed gender roles that place him at the top of the hierarchy.
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Activists Cry Foul as Lebanon Imposes a Tax Hike Right Before Postponing Elections, Again
Elections have been postponed three times in Lebanon since 2013. As a result, eligible voters from ages 21 to 28 have never had a chance to vote.
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Visit by France’s Marine Le Pen Leaves Many Lebanese Unimpressed
Marine Le Pen was granted the honor of a State Visit in Lebanon. Here’s how she spent it.
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Lebanon Deports Prominent Migrant Worker Unionist
Law enforcement officers in Lebanon are cracking down on unionists committed to organizing the country’s migrant workers, and labor activists find themselves squeezed and left with few options.
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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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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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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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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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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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Comedy: “Les Inconnus” on Lebanese Sectarianism
20 years ago, one French humorist trio mocked Lebanon’s Sectarianism and territorial conflicts.
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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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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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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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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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Workers’ 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…
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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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“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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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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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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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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“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…
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Lebanese Women’s Right to Nationality protest
I participated today in the حق لي ولأسرتي (my right, my family’s right) protest organized by the Lebanese Women’s Right to Nationality and Full Citizenship NGO.
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Edward Said on Lebanon
“I have almost given up trying to plot the changes and the turns [in Lebanon], each of them denser and more complicated than the preceding ones, each of them astounding…
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AUB Secular Club’s Naji Aoun has a message for all of us
We seculars don’t often get our voice heard, but when we do we sure know how to make a point.
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Racism on Halloween
Three very sophisticated Lebanese women clearly thought this was an appropriate costume for Halloween.
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AUB Elections in 3 minutes
AUB’s secular club, of which I’m a proud former member, has just released this interesting 3 minutes video of how the AUB election system work. It is a must for all…
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Waiting for the Train Exhibition
37 years have passed since the train stopped. What was once Beirut’s main railway station is now but an abandoned memory located in a charming corner of Mar Mikhael.
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Relaunching Humans of Lebanon
Yalla, here we go again. We took a little break, but now Humans of Lebanon is back.
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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.
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Police ignoring a civilian [Audio]
The following is a recording of a call made by a Tripolian man to the police to report armed men blocking the road.
![Police ignoring a civilian [Audio]](https://eliaayoub.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/flag_of_the_lebanese_republic.png)
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Witness: Inside Al Salam Mosque
A story from within. On the 23rd of August, two bombs exploded in Tripoli. 47 were killed, and over 500 wounded.
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Lebanese Woman hosts Syrian Refugees on her land
Humanity at its best. Courtesy of UNHCR, a very touching short video and great witness to a family’s kind heart.
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Lebanese homophobes say the darndest things
When reason, logic and actual arguments fail, what can we rely on to maintain our homophobia?
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Protest for Roula
We were around 120-150 people to join the protest calling for justice for Roula on Sunday the 21st of July.
