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EEnvironment & Public Space

4 minute read

How activists reclaimed Beirut’s coast and why it matters

byHabib Battah
Sep 13, 2015

As I have written previously, a new boldness appears to be gaining strength among Lebanese activists in the…

CCulture & Heritage

3 minute read

Historic shore in Byblos to be privatized?

byHabib Battah
Mar 18, 2015

The picturesque coastal town of Byblos is known largely for two things: ancient ruins and overpriced beach resorts.…

EEnvironment & Public Space

8 minute read

Major project by celebrity architect revealed in Dalieh

byHabib Battah
Dec 15, 2014

Activists have claimed that a multi-million dollar real estate project by world-renowned architect Rem Koolhaas is being planned…

Who Am I?

Habib Battah is an investigative journalist and founder of the news site beirutreport.com. Battah has covered Lebanon and the Middle East for over 20 years and teaches journalism and media studies at the American University of Beirut. He is a contributor to Monocle, The Guardian, BBC World, Al Jazeera and others, a former fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University and two-time recipient of the Samir Kassir Press Freedom Award. Battah's investigative work was recently recognized for outstanding local reporting by the Columbia University Oakes Award for Environmental Reporting. Battah earned a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in Near East Studies and Journalism from New York University.