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Game of Drones

  • byHabib Battah
  • Mar 11, 2016
The eight-month old battle between the Lebanese state and anti-corruption activists has taken many forms: from street protests…
MMedia
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A new era for Lebanese journalism?

  • byHabib Battah
  • Dec 20, 2015
As 2015 comes to a close, it’s important to look back at the ways the Lebanese press behaved unexpectedly…
CCulture & Heritage
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Abou Rakhousa and the politics of poverty

  • byHabib Battah
  • Nov 10, 2015
  I’m hearing a lot of people say street protests are dying out in Beirut, though there are…
RRule of Law
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How did Minister Bassil acquire $22M of real estate?

  • byHabib Battah
  • Nov 3, 2015
Lebanese broadcaster LBC has just released a fascinating report detailing the curious and multi-million dollar real estate holdings…
CCrime
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When a state fears protests, not militias

  • byHabib Battah
  • Oct 20, 2015
The passing away of Zahle MP Elias Skaff last week after a “long (unspecified) illness” has opened an…
CCrime
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Who has been attacking protestors in Beirut?

  • byHabib Battah
  • Sep 28, 2015
“Listen you f**ks,” the man wearing military style pants and boots yelled at dozens of young male and…
EEnvironment & Public Space
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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…
PPublic Services
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Protestors embrace security forces after tense standoff

  • byHabib Battah
  • Aug 28, 2015
In contrast to the street violence earlier this week and harsh crackdown on young protestors, it was all…
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Habib Battah is an investigative journalist and founder of the news site beirutreport.com. Battah has covered Lebanon and the Middle East for over 15 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.
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