Standing Together: The Importance of True Unity Amongst Pro-Palestinian Groups
“Come together, O people of Palestine, come together. Palestine did not bid you farewell; it left, Palestine did not bid you farewell. On Chinese paper, I write with ink on Chinese paper, O Palestine, for what has happened to you, O Palestine.” A song by Halima Al-Kassawani (Um Abdul Halim) Tweet National unity and the […]
Forgotten Bonds
Foreword: If there was ever a certainty of what one might experience in Lebanon, it was uncertainty. It didn’t matter if you were born here or recently moved here, what plagued us all was the constant sound of someone telling you: you are different. It was uncompromising in its stance even if the image of […]
Tripoli: The Forgotten Bride of the Mediterranean
Tripoli, a city located in the north of Lebanon and home to over 700,000 citizens, is Lebanon’s poorest city. It has suffered years of neglect and has been stained with violence and extremism for years. Political dealings, the legacy of the Lebanese Civil War, and regional power dynamics have changed the face of a once-prosperous […]