AUB talk: Digital accountability in Beirut
I will be looking back at my reporting on activism in Lebanon over the last few years in…
Beirut heritage activist receives French medal of honor
Preserving heritage is not usually a very acceptable activity in Beirut. Activists are routinely harassed for documenting it–sometimes…
Activists harassed as demolition continues in Gemmazye
Despite a cessation order posted yesterday by Beirut’s governor, demolition works have continued today at a historic Art…
Major project by celebrity architect revealed in Dalieh
Activists have claimed that a multi-million dollar real estate project by world-renowned architect Rem Koolhaas is being planned…
Activists sue state over coast privatization
Activists alleged that the state has illegally provided tens of thousands of square meters of public shoreline to…
Minister takes stand against fencing of coast
The Environment minister’s Facebook status above was posted this afternoon and comes in the wake of weeks of activism,…
Dead president for president
That’s former president Fuad Chehab (died 1973) up for reelection in the upcoming presidential race, according to these…
Dubai creative chill
Dubai’s Creative Chill This column first appeared in the March issue of Bold Magazine THE ARRESTS OF SHEZANNE…
The paralysis of self-loathing
The following piece was published in the May issue of Bold Magazine, but both the subject and self-loathing…
Boobs over sport. Is Jackie really a hero?
Lebanese skier posed nude on the public slopes for photographer Prince Hubertus. By now everyone has heard of…