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Category: syria

Syrian ‘elections’ and scapegoating in Lebanon

This is the constant in Lebanese politics: scapegoating refugees.

Joey Ayoub lebanon, syria May 20, 2021January 9, 2022 3 Minutes

Syrian melancholy in Lebanon’s revolution

Syrians in Lebanon have greeted the country’s uprising with a complex blend of joy, envy, melancholy, and fear.

Joey Ayoub lebanon, syria December 6, 2019May 10, 2020 5 Minutes

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

"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."

Joey Ayoub book reviews, syria October 16, 2019May 10, 2020 8 Minutes

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

"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."

Joey Ayoub syria January 14, 2019May 10, 2020 5 Minutes

An idea called Daraya

This is the story of an idea called Daraya. It is the story of a sick world.

Joey Ayoub syria Leave a comment December 9, 2018May 10, 2020 9 Minutes

Why Syrian refugees in Lebanon fear going back to an Assad-controlled Syria

Syrian refugees in Lebanon fear reprisals by the Assad regime in the form of homelessness, forced conscription, torture, or worse.

Joey Ayoub lebanon, syria Leave a comment July 25, 2018May 10, 2020 6 Minutes

What the Women Of Ghouta Have Achieved in 7.5 Years

“I am talking about the suffering of women inside Ghouta.”

Joey Ayoub gender, patriarchy, syria 1 Comment March 31, 2018May 10, 2020 5 Minutes

Lebanon’s Scapegoating of Refugees Did Not Start With Syrians, but With Palestinians

"The deplorable living conditions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon after 1990 are a direct consequence of their use as scapegoats for the country's civil war."

Joey Ayoub lebanon, palestine/israel, syria February 1, 2018May 10, 2020 8 Minutes

Refugees in Lebanon Are Still Being Scapegoated in the Media and in Academia

"How can one claim that these people are here to receive aid from international organizations, when many are, in fact, not receiving any?"

Joey Ayoub lebanon, palestine/israel, syria December 14, 2017May 10, 2020 4 Minutes

On Yassin Haj Saleh’s book ‘The Impossible Revolution’

“Syrian society has been without a sense of historical purpose or a ‘project’ that could unite the people and align their expectations"

Joey Ayoub book reviews, syria Leave a comment October 3, 2017April 24, 2019 13 Minutes

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