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Why is Mseilha Dam empty again?

  • byHabib Battah
  • Apr 9, 2021
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Only a small pool of water is retained in the massive multi-million dollar Mseilha dam, seen in these…
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On the Making of ‘We Made Every Living Thing from Water’ 

  • byHabib Battah
  • Nov 22, 2018
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‘We Made Every Living Thing from Water’  (وجعلنا من الماء كل شيء حي) will have its premiere at…
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Painting Beirut’s slums

  • byHabib Battah
  • Aug 11, 2017
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When we hear about real estate developers working in poor neighborhoods, it often means they are tearing them…
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The violent face of real estate development in Lebanon

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jun 30, 2017
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An LBC camera crew has become the latest victim of violent Lebanese real estate companies seizing the country’s…
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Join events this week to help save Beirut heritage sites

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 15, 2017
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Beirut activists are fighting hard to preserve two of the city’s key heritage sites and you can support…
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Janneh dam investigation now in Arabic

  • byHabib Battah
  • Feb 10, 2017
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Thanks to the help of lawyers collective Legal Agenda and public space advocates Public Works Studio, my investigation into the…
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A Dam Is Built in ‘Paradise’

  • byHabib Battah
  • Feb 10, 2017
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The following article originally appeared in Take Part, a US-based online publication that has recently ceased operation. I’m…
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Cool new music video shot in endangered Dalieh

  • byHabib Battah
  • Feb 1, 2017
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Something fun today in a mad world! Check out this new video by The Wanton Bishops recalling vintage Beirut action…
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Let’s investigate Lebanon!

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jan 17, 2017
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With environmental disasters and public service dysfunction everywhere you look, there’s never been a better time to investigate…
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Can Seal help ‘legalize’ public performance in Beirut?

  • byHabib Battah
  • Dec 15, 2016
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A lot of you have probably seen the now viral cell phone video shot in the Beirut Souks…
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