An exhausted healthcare sector

In this episode, we explore the deep religious fractures that have long been exploited by Lebanon's political elites to further their own power. Our guests tackle the notion that competing religious sects are doomed to clash, arguing instead that these divisions are often manufac ...  Show more

In this episode we tackle education, and find out how the economic crisis is affecting students. We speak to Michelle and Fatima, students at the Lebanese University. We also hear from Hassan Jaafar, the headmaster of a public school in the Bekaa Valley, who tells us why he feels ...  Show more

لا يزال شبح الحرب الأهليّة يخيّم على الحياة في لبنان، فالانقسامات الطائفيّة والحزبيّة تحدّد مصير البلد ومواطنيه. ومع تزايد الضغوط الاجتماعيّة والاقتصاديّة، يتزايد كذلك الاستقطاب الاجتماعي والسياسي. تناقش هذه الحلقة الانقسامات العميقة التي باتت تسم لبنان، ودورها في إبقاء المجتمع ر ...  Show more

In this episode of the After Maghrib Podcast, hosts Ahmed and Sayed Ali dive into the ongoing conflict in Gaza and Beirut, exploring how external forces are attempting to exploit sectarian divisions between Sunnis and Shias. They discuss the dangerous "divide and conquer" tact ...

Circling back to the Arab world after a brief excursus further afield, this episode of Conflicted takes up the themes of sectarian strife and political radicalism and applies them to the country that has perhaps been most affected by the Clash of Civilizations: Lebanon. What is L ...  Show more

In our second episode focusing on Lebanon's 2022 parliamentary elections, Nizar and Ben analyze the strategic responses to two major developments — Hariri's withdrawal and the FPM's perceived weakness — and what they tell us about how moneyed interests interact with politics. Fol ...  Show more