Ely Dagher's 2015 Waves '98 and Mounia Akl's 2016 Submarine, as unique responses to a feeling of despair brought about by the city/nation, explored through the theme of decay
Twitter’s “Left” Discourse
Algorithmically-perceived Expectations ain't Discourse
On Social Media
Or: on data harvesting and manipulative behavior modification
On Collapse, Identity and History: An Interview
A long conversation on identity, trauma, history and the protracted now.
Leftists and anti-authoritarians have a responsibility to vote out Trump
Biden is problematic, but he can be pushed to the left if we intensify our struggles for justice and equality.
The trans-generational climate crisis
There is something particularly unsettling about being an almost-30 year old in 2020.
resilient: broken
Beirut never healed. It just learned to accept its predicament. Beirut, like our parents, is not resilient. It is broken.
Lebanon’s multiple crises also expose the racist Kafala system
on the structural components behind the racialization and dehumanization of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon
‘Revolution everywhere’: A conversation between Hong Kong and Lebanese protesters
Lausan spoke to Lebanese activist, writer, and scholar Joey Ayoub about the ongoing protests, the resonances between our respective sites of struggle, and the possibilities for transnational solidarity.
Stopping the Bisri Dam: From Local to National Contestation
The Lebanese government has decided to go ahead with the construction of a controversial dam in the Bisri Valley ignoring criticism of the project’s impact on the environment.
