Affairs
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The New Middle East
Throughout the ages, the Middle East has been a hotspot in global diplomacy and politics, with every empire taking turns trying to control it due to its natural resources and strategic and economic location that made it one of the most important geopolitical regions on the globe. After the fall of the Soviet Union and…
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Resistance & Struggle in South Lebanon
The renewed fervor for Palestinian liberation has allowed for resistance discourse to take center stage, and Lebanese people have not shied away from giving their two cents as they grapple with the issue of Lebanese resistance. Some controversial deliberation has taken place since October 7, and as the Israeli aggressions against Palestinians continue to worsen,…
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Hasbara
Propaganda is always obvious in retrospect. Whenever we go back, to the 1940s for example, or the Cold War era, and look into old posters, commercials, and magazines, it is clear to us how almost every piece of media was used to alter public opinion to garner public support, and control the masses. As Isa…
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From the Mississippi to the Jordan River, Black & Palestinian Liberation
“The Palestinian cause is not a cause for Palestinians only, but a cause for every revolutionary, wherever he is, as a cause of the exploited and oppressed masses in our era.” — Ghassan Kanafani The murder of George Floyd in 2020 afflicted millions around the world, Palestinians took to the streets to mourn his death…
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Women’s Bodies
What is it like being a woman at war? We don’t have to look far to find those who can tell us: It is to have one’s humanity stripped and become nothing but a prop for media. From the start of the aggressions on Gaza on the 7th of October, women have served primarily as…
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Liberation
When will Palestine be liberated? That has been the most answered and unanswered question of the past 76 years. Who will liberate Palestine? That question is a little more controversial. How will Palestine be liberated? By gun, by sword, or by United Nations Resolution 9056.1/028×3. What will Palestine look like after liberation? We have heard…
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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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Denmark’s Discriminatory Attempt at ‘Integrating’ Refugees
Co-written by Ahmad al Madhawi (Contributor) Throughout recent history, Denmark has rigidly held on to its strict immigration policies, especially when it came to certain nationalities, in spite of the equality ideals it preaches. As such, there is an evident divide between immigration policies aimed at Europeans and those aimed at other nationalities. Case in…
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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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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…