It all started with one simple question the taxi driver picking me up from Beirut airport asked me. “That’s a nice keffiyeh you’re wearing; do […]
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Intersectionality and inclusiveness rule IWD Lebanon march
The world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, with massive rallies like those in Turkey and Spain making major headlines. Lebanon, too, celebrated IWD, […]
Look us in the eye and tell us ‘it’s normal’
A candlelight vigil will be held for four victims of femicide (3 women and 1 child) who lost their lives this week to senseless violence. […]
Palestinian band Le Trio Joubran to collaborate with Roger Waters
This article was published at StepFeed on October 16, 2017. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ3cj8Mh6Oy/?taken-by=karimghattas1 Last week, the acclaimed Palestinian musical group Le Trio Joubran performed in front of a fascinated crowd of […]
Shura Council temporarily halts construction of Ramlet al-Baida luxury beach resort
Lebanon’s Shura Council, the country’s highest administrative judicial authority, issued a decision Wednesday to temporarily halt the implementation of the permit pertaining to the controversial construction […]
Endangered Syrian bear cubs used as props in south Beirut school
When we think of promoting animal welfare and wildlife awareness at schools, documentaries and textbooks come to mind. Field trips to local reserves even. What […]
Coastal privatization threatens Tripoli’s Mina seaside
After al-Dalieh, Aadloun, Ramlet al-Baida, and Kfarabida comes Tripoli’s turn with activists gearing up to protest excavation works currently razing a section of the northern city’s […]
Alone in the dark: Activists fight for Beirut’s last public beach
The Ramlet al-Baida beach, widely seen as one of Beirut’s last public coastlines, is once again at the center of renewed controversy after recent photos showing […]
For Lebanon’s elderly ongoing garbage crisis a tight noose
For 86-year-old Adib Nouwar, Lebanon’s garbage crisis is a matter of life and death; any irritation induced by the slightest of elements –even the smell […]
A musical evening in Horsh Beirut as the fight to preserve the city’s forest continues
If you think that the Jannah dam controversy is politicized, think again; the battle for the preservation of one of the last of Beirut’s green spaces, […]