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The changing culture of election campaigns in Lebanon

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 4, 2018
  • 10 comments
Even if independent candidates don’t win big on election day, they are already having an impact on Lebanese…
RRule of Law
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Lebanon’s first expatriate voters show true colors

  • byHabib Battah
  • Apr 29, 2018
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There is a fantasy among many in Lebanon- liberals in particular– that a silent majority of Lebanese do…
RRule of Law
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The ugly face of the kafala system

  • byHabib Battah
  • Apr 19, 2018
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When I exited the plane in Beirut last night, I noticed an Ethiopia Airlines plane parked next to…
RRule of Law
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New and old ways of practicing Lebanese politics

  • byHabib Battah
  • Apr 29, 2016
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In a space of a few hours, one can witness two radically different visions for Beirut’s future. On…
RRule of Law
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Faces of Aoun: adventures in postwar Lebanon

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jul 10, 2015
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On the surface, it felt like so many rallies I have covered in Lebanon. Young people, hungry for…
CCrime
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Tripoli residents: ‘It’s poverty, stupid’

  • byHabib Battah
  • Nov 9, 2014
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Local channel LBC ran this brilliant five minute interview with an unidentified man on the street in Tripoli.…
RRule of Law
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Who needs change? Lebanon’s youth parties waive off reform

  • byHabib Battah
  • Aug 10, 2013
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For decades, Lebanese politics has been ruled by a small group of men. So why not get some…
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