Malak Mansour
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Queer Visions Under Fire
On the 18th of September, Al-Rahma hospital in Tripoli, a facility that provides sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services was raided by a group of men who were part of the current hate campaign against the LGBTQ community. This ambush was on the grounds that the facility ‘promotes homosexuality,’ and the video that went viral…
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Campus Politics
Student movements have long been a strong force in Lebanon. We owe the establishment of the Lebanese University to the students who mobilized on January 23, 1951. Their general strike demanded the establishment of a public national university that was accessible to students of all classes across the country. Access to higher education at the…
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On Marxism, Capitalism, and the Sex Industry
Content Warning: Mentions of sexual violence and assault. A popular rhetoric commonly used by liberal and sometimes radical feminist circles about sex work is ‘sex work is work.’ Such phrases provide a borderline lazy framework for the nuances that surround sex work. The phrase ‘sex work is work’ is often used to convey ‘sex work…
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The Need for a Holistic Sexual Education in Lebanese Schools
School is one of the primary hubs for children and adolescents to develop their identities and self-explore in a healthy manner far from shame, stigma, and judgement. Schools must cater to their students’ curiosities to nurture their growth and development through the help of experts in a multitude of fields, namely sexual and reproductive health…