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Can Lebanese political parties be investigated for blasphemy too?

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jul 25, 2019
The Lebanese state (which literally cannot keep the streetlights on at night where hundreds die in highway collisions…
GGovernment
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The changing culture of election campaigns in Lebanon

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 4, 2018
Even if independent candidates don’t win big on election day, they are already having an impact on Lebanese…
RRule of Law
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Lebanon’s first expatriate voters show true colors

  • byHabib Battah
  • Apr 29, 2018
There is a fantasy among many in Lebanon- liberals in particular– that a silent majority of Lebanese do…
RRule of Law
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The ugly face of the kafala system

  • byHabib Battah
  • Apr 19, 2018
When I exited the plane in Beirut last night, I noticed an Ethiopia Airlines plane parked next to…
CCrime
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Hate crimes cannot be tolerated in Lebanon

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jul 18, 2017
No citizen is safe when brutality and hate crimes are tolerated. When contacted on Twitter this evening, the…
RRule of Law
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Pomp, circumstance and Mercedes-Benz

  • byHabib Battah
  • Nov 22, 2016
It’s that time of year again, and after hours of handshaking as part of Independence Day celebrations… The…
CCrime
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Saving big cats and fighting zoo abuse

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jul 26, 2016
Let’s face it, the Lebanese are dealing with probably every problem known to civilization at this point from…
CCrime
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Above the law: Top 20 illegal election posters

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 6, 2016
An order from the Beirut governor to enforce laws banning campaign posters in public spaces seems to have fallen…
RRule of Law
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New and old ways of practicing Lebanese politics

  • byHabib Battah
  • Apr 29, 2016
In a space of a few hours, one can witness two radically different visions for Beirut’s future. On…
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Remembering Karantina… who does?

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jan 20, 2016
Today Karantina is home to the massive concert and frequent rave venue “Forum De Beyrouth,” where Snoop Dogg,…
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Habib Battah is an investigative journalist and founder of the news site beirutreport.com. Battah has covered Lebanon and the Middle East for over 15 years and teaches journalism and media studies at the American University of Beirut. He is a contributor to Monocle, The Guardian, BBC World, Al Jazeera and others, a former fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University and two-time recipient of the Samir Kassir Press Freedom Award. Battah's investigative work was recently recognized for outstanding local reporting by the Columbia University Oakes Award for Environmental Reporting. Battah earned a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in Near East Studies and Journalism from New York University.
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