Category: middle east
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Intersectionality in Lebanon
We live in a society that nags day and night about the way the West looks down on it but we live in a society that brags day and night about the way it looks down on its own “others”. This hegemony that migrant domestic workers live in is shaped by a forced consent that was naturalized among the Arab countries. Them, being the “inferior” has become normal. Them, being “objectified”, has become normal.
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Chou we2fit 3layye?
If you know someone who knows someone who knows the “Za’aim” or political leader, make him read this article.
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Farewell Iraq: From Baghdad to Zgharta
This is a Photo Essay. The Photographs tell the story and they are followed by captions for further explanation. The captions are all quotes said by Rana, the Iraqi refugee. she is the narrator of this photo essay:
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Explaining The “Migrant Wave”
Despite the common belief that migrants only fled warzones, Reader and Social Expert Alisha Holland claimed that migrants were affected by various other factors.
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Child Marriage among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Wars change lives and leave a negative impact on people. The war in Syria led to a growing problem which is child marriage. Child marriage has been present for decades but increased dramatically as the war found its way to Syria. In fact, 400 million of the women now aged between 20 and 49 were […]
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…حيث لا يجرؤ أحد على الدخول
في زمن غابت فيه شمس الحق وراء أفق من الظلم و الفساد, أغرقت أمواج المصالح أطفالا أبرياء في قعر بحر اليأس. أطفالا لم يروا من الحياة نورا أو فرحا, أطفالا صرخوا بأعلى الأصوات طالبين يدّا للمساعدة فكتمت هذه اليدّ أصواتهم.
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They named her Syria
She took her by the hand, shaking from head to toe. She turned and took a final glance, held their luggage, it’s time to go.
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Lebanon: The brighter side
The first image that pops in your mind when you hear the word “Lebanon” might be dreadful. You might think of my country as a battlefield invaded by illiterates, as a war zone filled with terrorists. But little did you know that
Helena Saadeh 