It only took a few minutes for my “it’s good to be back” bubble to burst, 20 minutes into the taxi drive back home to […]
Elections
No women, No vote: Lebanese women, your body is a battleground
It is no secret that in the Lebanese legal system, the interests of women are not being represented. Whenever an issue involving women is approached, […]
Misinformation in the age of virality, the supermoon, and the US presidential election
Misinformation is the new information; so blatant that the media is currently now being blamed for changing the course of the entire American presidential election […]
Lebanon’s youths, the current Parliament, and the Presidential elections
Thousands of men, women, and children of all ages made their way to the Baabda Presidential Palace on Sunday where newly appointed President Michel Aoun […]
Hariri endorses Aoun for president – now what?
Future Movement leader former Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his endorsement for Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun Thursday in a step that has […]
Claims of electoral bribery in Lebanon continue; Recent videos an embarrassment to politicians
In the wake of the Beirut Municipal elections and the victory of the Byerte list, backed by former Prime Minister and leader of the Future […]
Tragedy in West Bekaa as boy, 16, killed by celebratory gunfire on election day
Little did 16 year-old Ahmad Ibrahim know that the elections would bring an end to his short life. He was playing football with his friends […]
Arsal turns new page; Elects female environmental activist to council
The northeastern border town of Arsal, long portrayed in the news as the hub of Syrian rebel fighters and the death pit of Lebanese Army […]
Women for Mukhtar; A dream of equal representation in Lebanon
As the municipal elections take the lead in the populous’ priority list, the race for mukhtars remains more or less muted. While women have presented […]
Electoral sacrificial lambs: Between tradition and barbarism
In a rather emotional display of fervent political loyalty, supporters of former prime minister Saad Hariri sacrificed many lambs in honor of a visit from the leader […]