RRule of Law Read More 3 minute read Beware of falling objectsbyHabib BattahOct 9, 2013 I awoke yesterday to a frantic call from the nearby butcher. “Your car has been hit, come get…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read The Republic of AmalbyHabib BattahAug 30, 2013 In light of yesterday’s Lebanese Forces post, I thought I would introduce you to Amal land: Home of…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read Lebanese Forces seize traffic lightsbyHabib BattahAug 29, 2013 For those unfamiliar, the Forces were once a militia: And hanging militia logos on public property is a…
RRule of Law Read More 4 minute read Who needs change? Lebanon’s youth parties waive off reformbyHabib BattahAug 10, 2013 For decades, Lebanese politics has been ruled by a small group of men. So why not get some…
RRule of Law Read More 4 minute read The changing Gemayel testimony: What did he “see”?byHabib BattahJun 30, 2013 I’ve watched several television interviews where MP Gemayel describes “an unprovoked attack” on his convoy by a crowd…
RRule of Law Read More 3 minute read MP’s bodyguards assault activistsbyHabib BattahJun 29, 2013 Source Hours after today’s protest against parliament’s unconstitutional extension, activists were assaulted at an NGO by MP Nadim Gemayel’s…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read Playing to an empty housebyHabib BattahMar 1, 2013 Today’s match in Tripoli’s soccer stadium went largely unwatched. Thousands of seats were empty: The only fans in…
RRule of Law Read More 3 minute read In pictures: rally against ‘Orthodox’ lawbyHabib BattahFeb 20, 2013 Hours after Lebanon’s most blatantly sectarian electoral law passed a parliamentary committee, a crowd of activists had organized…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 3 minute read How (not) to report pollution in LebanonbyHabib BattahFeb 15, 2012 For much of this afternoon, a luxury residential apartment building was transformed into a pollution spewing factory fit…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read Public performance banned in Downtown BeirutbyHabib BattahNov 12, 2011 I’ve experienced many disturbing episodes in the corporate-owned and operated space known as Beirut Central District (BCD) or…