The Underlying Turf War Between Raseef and Taht Al-Shajarah
As students settle once more in the spring semester, and the temperature is at its icy peak, customers repopulate the campus’ surrounding restaurants and cafés, reigniting that cozy, wintery vibe that is so revered. That’s no different for resto/cafes like Raseef or Taht Al-Shajarah. Not too far away from each other, and not too different…
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Just Don’t Do It
“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 so inspiring yet simultaneously so hypocritical as the company continues to exploit their female athletes by denying them their basic human rights. Nike’s programs and contracts are designed to…
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The “Electronic” Intifada: Reflections on Digital Spaces and Palestine
Co-written with Cynthia Nahhas Our relationship with social media has always been defined by no other than “it’s complicated.” Being of the generation that grew up with an overwhelming number of screens all around, online trends were always changing, until they eventually accumulated in us a severe hatred of online content that only screamed consumerism.…
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Copenhagen’s Medical Miracle: A Message to Football Authorities
Following a five-year wait, the European Championship finally returned this month after previously being scheduled to take place in 2020. A few months prior to the original 2020 edition of this continental football showpiece, the COVID-19 pandemic had struck the globe, leading to mass quarantining and the prohibition of most forms of social interaction until…
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“Fresh Dollars”: A New Tool for Exploitation
The only thing that an employer needs to do in modern-day Lebanon to attract job seekers is to write “paid in fresh dollars” in the job’s description, no matter how low the amount of dollars is. At a time when the country faces one of the world’s worst financial crises since the 19th century according…
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Triple Threat: Corruption, Gender Inequality, and Inept Disaster Responses
In my previous piece, I elaborated on the presence of a strong association between weak resilience to disasters and gender inequality. However, there remains a third dimension within this already complicated dynamic that is left undiscussed: corruption. When floods hit the Kosi region of Bihar, the social exclusion of marginalized groups within India operated under…
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The Intentional Dismantling of the Lebanese University
The operating budget of the Lebanese University, Lebanon’s only public university, has reached an all-time low. On January 21st of this year, Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni submitted a draft proposal of the budget to current Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab which includes a reduction in the university’s budget. This comes at a time when the…
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