The Neo-liberal University Institution
The state, with all its institutions, became a tool that is constantly employed for the continued functioning of the neoliberal system. Although advertised as a system separate from the state in terms of the freedom of the market and individual choice, the neoliberal system depends on the state for its maintenance. For the function and…
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Is There a Place for Activism in Fashion?
Everyone remembers Lady Gaga’s infamous “meat dress” from the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, one of the most outrageous fashion statements to date. Gaga’s look, made up of an estimated 50-pounds of raw meat, sparked considerable controversy and was received badly, especially by animal rights activists such as PETA who strongly condemned the dress. In…
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Monkeypox: Another Day, Another Outbreak
From smallpox in the 1960s to Ebola and Zika outbreaks in 2015 and 2016 respectively, writing the history of human infectious diseases is a long and draining task. With COVID-19 finally loosening its stringent grip over the world after years of fear and tension, humankind has yet to experience another outbreak. SARS-CoV-2 has stolen the…
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Dollarisation and Student Struggle
On March 30th 2022, LAU declared that, starting from Fall 2022-2023, it would fully dollarise its tuition. This decision will see a $20,000 annual tuition skyrocket from 78 million L.L. (at the 3900 rate) to 540 million L.L. (at the current 27,000 fresh dollar rate). The rest of Lebanon’s private universities have either already, or…
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Microplastics are Everywhere: Should we be Concerned?
Plastics have become an indivisible part of our daily lives as they can be found in almost everything we use including the device which you are reading this article on. However, that was not always the case. The world’s first plastic, Parkesine, was synthesized in 1862 from cellulose and served as an alternative to ivory…
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Shifting the Paradigm: Why Microorganisms Are More Useful Than We Think
“When Orson Welles said “We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone”, he was mistaken. Even when we are alone, we are never alone. We exist in symbiosis – a wonderful term that refers to different organisms living together. Some animals are colonized by microbes while they are still unfertilized eggs; others pick up…
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The First Pig-to-human Heart Transplant and The Future of Xenografts
The idea of accepting an animal organ in place of our own might sound repugnant at first. Is it a real danger to our human identity? In a “world-first” operation, a genetically modified pig’s heart was transplanted into a human. The operation was Mr. Bennett’s last resort, a shot in the dark that could save…
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Dalia Ahmad and Racism in Lebanese Society
Racism in Lebanon is by no means a passing or benign phenomenon, but it is rather entrenched within the different dimensions of Lebanese society. Our culture treats racism lightly, refusing to raise awareness over the structural damage it incurs, and casually employing it in conversations, language, and politics. Recently, famous Al-Jadeed anchor Dalia Ahmad was…
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Learning to Live with Fire
Wildfires quickly spread like an inferno consuming any thick and dried-out vegetation along its path. What seems to be an instantaneous burst can overtake thousands of acres of beautiful green landscapes and threaten the homes and lives of many in the parameter. Fires are becoming increasingly frequent and increasingly dangerous. Fueled by high temperatures, high…
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