Read More 1 minute read Support this refugee-run food truckbyHabib BattahNov 29, 2015 As we pick through the ashes of last weeks tragedies, often despairing or overanalyzing, a story of hope…
MMedia Read More 1 minute read Framing tragedy, post Beirut/Paris coveragebyHabib BattahNov 19, 2015 I spoke to Al Jazeera program The Stream this week during a special about how Beirut and Paris…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 6 minute read Abou Rakhousa and the politics of povertybyHabib BattahNov 10, 2015 I’m hearing a lot of people say street protests are dying out in Beirut, though there are…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read Activists assaulted in downtown Beirut for baking MPs a cakebyHabib BattahNov 5, 2015 Activists have just been assaulted by Lebanese security forces after they say they had baked a cake to…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read Urban intervention at Boutros RoadbyHabib BattahNov 5, 2015 Following resistance to a municipal plan to create a highway that would bulldoze a historic part of Beirut,…
RRule of Law Read More 4 minute read How did Minister Bassil acquire $22M of real estate?byHabib BattahNov 3, 2015 Lebanese broadcaster LBC has just released a fascinating report detailing the curious and multi-million dollar real estate holdings…