On Censorship and Surveillance with Yehia Jaber

On Censorship and Surveillance with Yehia Jab...

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On Anti-Refugee Rhetoric and Externalization Policies with Nadine Kheshen

Home to over 1.5 million Syrian refugees (according to government estimates), Lebanon has witnessed the use of Syrian refugees as scapegoats by the political class. Recently, anti-Syrian refugee discourse has heightened in Lebanon, coupled with dangerous attempts at harming Syria ...  Afficher plus

Crisis, Class, and Ideology in Lebanon with Nizar Hasan

The economic crisis that began in Lebanon in 2019 has reshaped society in many ways, shifting people up and down the socio-economic strata. While many families in Lebanon have become dependent on relatives sending remittances from abroad, others have not, redefining the concept o ...  Afficher plus

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POINT COUNTERPOINT - Episode 3 An exchange on political affairs impacting Lebanon and the Middle East, with a unique vantage point from Beirut. Co-hosted by Michael Young (senior editor at Carnegie’s Middle East Center and editor of Diwan) and Bashshar Haydar (professor of philos ...  Afficher plus

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