Denmark’s discriminatory attempt at ‘integrating’ refugees
byEdited by Layann Halawi Throughout recent history, Denmark has rigidly held on to its strict immigration policies, especially when it came to certain…
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Dalia Ahmad and Racism in Lebanese Society
byRacism in Lebanon is by no means a passing or benign phenomenon, but it is rather entrenched within the different dimensions of Lebanese society….
State Lab Chemists Go Rogue: Drug Scandal of the Century
byWhat seems to be the greatest problem facing criminal justice systems throughout history is their staggering reliance on human work. Why? Because humanity is…
Samah Idriss: A Study in Resistance
byOn Thursday, November 25th, celebrated author, critic, and translator Samah Idriss passed away after a struggle with cancer. Throughout his life, Idriss was one…
After a Year and a Month of Power Vacuum, Lebanese Banks Declare Victory Through a New Government
byFollowing an explosion that erased a part of the capital, another explosion in Akkar that left people burning to their demise, an economic crisis…
BDL’s Latest Circular: A Solution Or A Distraction?
byOn June 4th, Banque Du Liban (BDL) announced Circular 158 which obliges all banks to pay small deposit accounts opened before October 2019, $400…
Just Don’t Do It
by“Believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything” a famous line by Colin Kaepernick in one of the most controversial Nike ads—a line…
Triple Threat: Corruption, Gender Inequality, and Inept Disaster Responses
byIn my previous piece, I elaborated on the presence of a strong association between weak resilience to disasters and gender inequality. However, there remains…
“Fresh Dollars”: A New Tool for Exploitation
byThe only thing that an employer needs to do in modern-day Lebanon to attract job seekers is to write “paid in fresh dollars” in…
How does Gender Inequality Weaken Women’s Resilience to Disasters?
byMoina, a Bangladeshi woman, drowned in a cyclone. She hid inside the frail walls of her home on the day the cyclone struck because…