EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read Invisible garbage, visible activismbyHabib BattahAug 15, 2015 One wealthy mountain suburb seems to have developed a unique technology to fight Lebanon’s garbage crisis. Or is…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 4 minute read Lebanon’s garbage crisis: a blessing in disguise?byHabib BattahAug 5, 2015 I took this photo about a month ago, well before the start of the current garbage crisis that has…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 5 minute read Bodies of Armenian Genocide survivors to be exhumed for beach resortbyHabib BattahJun 30, 2015 Barely two months after the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, relatives of those who survived the…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read Exhibit proposing coastal alternatives draws crowdsbyHabib BattahJun 8, 2015 Government officials like to complain that activists love making noise but never propose actual solutions. This is especially…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 3 minute read Dalieh competition winners announcedbyHabib BattahJun 1, 2015 The results of the Dalieh Ideas competition, which seeks to protect Beirut’s natural coast from private development, were announced…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 5 minute read Playing monopoly with the lights offbyHabib BattahMay 26, 2015 How does municipal planning work in Beirut? Who draws up the projects and what experts are consulted? The…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read Last chance to support Dalieh crowdfunding campaignbyHabib BattahMay 19, 2015 Readers of this blog will be quite familiar with the campaign to save Beirut’s last undeveloped natural rocky…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read Inside the forbidden HorshbyHabib BattahMay 15, 2015 Last year, we were allowed inside Beirut’s only major park for just one day. This year, (tomorrow May 16)…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 5 minute read Does Beirut deserve green space?byHabib BattahMay 8, 2015 Next week there is a protest to call for the opening of Beirut’s only major park, which…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 3 minute read Police demolish fishermen homes: “The Israelis treated us better”byHabib BattahMay 2, 2015 This kind of destruction is usually caused by a war or natural disaster. But this was Beirut this…