Local Journalism in the Public Interest
Stencil on a wall by artist collective Bel Mersad. It reads, "Hasten to the dreams of workers. For a foreseeable future, happy life, job security, freedom of choice." Beirut, Lebanon. May 1, 2020. (Bel Mersad)
On Today's Alternative Organizing to Reclaim and Politicize the Labor Struggle
Two children cross into the playground near the Mar Elias camp through an opening in the iron fence. There are no public spaces in the camp, and even the playground, which used to be an outlet for the residents, has become distant since its enclosure with a fence. Mar Elias camp, Beirut. April 11, 2021. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source)
Palestinian Camps in Lebanon: Reflecting on Patterns of Marginalization, Isolation and Control
The electricity sector has become an embodiment of corruption in Lebanon. Électricité du Liban, Mar Mikhael, Beirut. November 10, 2019. (Hoda Kerbage/The Public Source)
Anti-Corruption: A Neoliberal Strategy to Breathe New Life into Lebanon's Spoils-Sharing System?
Three protesters hold a sign in Riad al-Solh Square that reads, “burn their mansions." Beirut. Lebanon. October 18, 2019. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source)
Workers' Solidarity, Redistribution, and Universal Social Protections... Slogans of a Struggle Against Engineered Losses
An illustration of blankets and cloth hanging from balconies with ABAAD’s hotline for domestic abuse written on them, in solidarity with women imprisoned in their homes during lockdown. Source: Noora’s Story in “Where to, Marie?” p. 33. Artist: Joan Baz.
From the Archival to the Fictional: How "Where to, Marie?" Revives Local Feminist History
Map of Nour Square, at approximately 9:50 p.m. on the evening of January 27, when security forces fired live ammunition at protesters, showing locations of officers, television crew, a live streamer, and where eyewitnesses believe Omar was shot.
The Killing of Omar Tayba: A Visual Investigation of a Protester’s Death in Tripoli
Young women in factory uniforms hold a banner that reads, “our identity is to die for our bread.” Date unknown. Source: Al-Anwar newspaper.
The Power of Withholding Labor: The General Strike as Cultural Work
A migrant worker picks okra from the planters along the Burjawi staircase in Nasra, Achrafieh. Beirut, Lebanon. 2018. (Dana Mazraani/Beirut Urban Lab)
Why Socio-Spatial Practices Matter to Urban Recovery
A volunteer health worker disinfects a building in Ras Beirut. Beirut, Lebanon. March 20, 2020. (Hussein Baydoun/The Public Source)
Too Little Too Late: A Timeline of Lebanon’s Response to COVID-19
Brutal Interruption: Life in the Aftermath of Disaster
The neighborhood of Mar Mikhael two weeks after the Beirut Port blast. Beirut, Lebanon. August 17, 2020. (The Public Source)
Beirut’s Blasted Neighborhoods: Between Recovery Efforts and Real Estate Interests
An old building stands before the ruins, aid and construction workers nearby. Karantina, Beirut. September 23, 2020. (Rita Kabalan/The Public Source)
Post-Disaster Karantina: Towards a People-Centered Heritage-Led Recovery
Beirut's grain silos were at the epicenter of the August 4 explosion at the port and had a capacity of 120,000 tons of grain. Beirut, Lebanon. August 6, 2020. (Zein Jaafar/The Public Source)