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Category: levant

The Lebanese revolution must abolish the kafala system

November 14, 2019May 10, 2020 Joey Ayoub1 Comment

The same system that we are seeking to change is abusing hundreds of thousands of foreign workers.

Posted in labor/kafala, lebanon, levant

Lebanon: A Revolution against Sectarianism

November 13, 2019May 10, 2020 Joey Ayoub

In this thorough account of the events of the past month, an on-the-ground participant describes the Lebanese uprising in detail, exploring how it has undermined patriarchal structures and transcended religious divisions to bring people together against the ruling class.

Posted in lebanon, levant

A look at the Lebanon uprising through its chants

November 9, 2019May 10, 2020 Joey Ayoub

The uprising in Lebanon has unleashed a wave of creativity that continues to rock the very foundations of Lebanese politics.

Posted in lebanon, levant

‘Assad or we burn the country: how one family’s lust for power destroyed Syria’

October 16, 2019May 10, 2020 Joey Ayoub

"A powerful new chronicle of the Syrian tragedy, based on interviews with regime insiders and rebel activists, seeks to explain the Assad government’s successful grip on power and the lengths to which it will go to maintain this."

Posted in book reviews, levant, syria

Lebanon, our painfully ordinary country

October 11, 2019May 10, 2020 Joey Ayoub1 Comment

A new book by Cambridge University's Andrew Arsan arguing Lebanon is "a microcosm of the contemporary world" successfully analyzes the country's ills, offering a helpful framework for Lebanese seeking change.

Posted in book reviews, lebanon, levant

The future Palestinian present

September 3, 2019May 10, 2020 Joey Ayoub

"the Israeli state continues its war on the Palestinian past through censorship and on the Palestinian present through violence. This gives science fiction a creative potential that has yet to be truly explored: that of creating a new imaginary. “

Posted in book reviews, levant, palestine/israel

When Palestinians, Israelis and Germans spoke about trauma in the West Bank

May 22, 2019May 10, 2020 Joey Ayoub

A recent book explores the conditions under which Palestinians and Israelis might be able to reconcile. The challenges are immense, but worth studying.

Posted in book reviews, levant, palestine/israel

Lebanon’s “Others,” part 1: Palestinians and Syrians

April 19, 2019May 10, 2020 Joey Ayoub

Drawing on James Baldwin to explore "Othering" in Lebanon.

Posted in lebanon, levant

How a Syrian photo collective is resisting Assad’s narrative from within

January 14, 2019May 10, 2020 Joey Ayoub

"Through our stories we work hard to portray the current situation of the Syrian streets as it is, through the eyes of its people, reflecting how they feel."

Posted in levant, syria

Lebanon’s militarized masculinity

December 20, 2018May 10, 2020 Joey AyoubLeave a comment

militarized masculinities found company in widespread discourses demonizing those who don’t fit within rigid gender binaries and sectarian/class calculations.

Posted in gender, lebanon, levant, patriarchy

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