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Tyre sea by night

Surrounding Sur: Liberation Day Poetics

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Yasmine Khayyat

Composite of images taken at archeological sites-turned-constructions sites around Beirut

Searching for Lebanon’s Ancient Ruins Amid Capitalist Ruination

By

Habib Battah

A composite image of different National Social Security Fund (NSSF) offices.

The Full Story Behind the Looming Collapse of the National Social Security Fund

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Karim Merhej Kareem Chehayeb

Supporters of the 2011 Syrian uprising, draped in the Syrian opposition flag, gather to commemorate its first anniversary, as members of Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces watch in relaxed shield formation. Martyrs’ Square, Beirut, Lebanon. March 17, 2012. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

Eleven Years On: Syrians in Lebanon and the Search for Political Agency

By

Yazan Al-Saadi

Bank in Beirut protected by two private security guards and a metal wall.

While We Try to Survive Its Last Scheme, Lebanon's Banking Sector Plots Another Grand Theft

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Karim Merhej Yazan Al-Saadi

Beirut’s sea wall at the height of Lebanon’s “Golden Age.” May 1, 1965. (Indiana University Archives, Charles Cushman Collection)

Paradise Lost? The Myth of Lebanon’s Golden Era

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Karim Merhej

Healthcare workers take a break outside Rafik Hariri University Hospital. Beirut, Lebanon. April 17, 2020. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

Costly and Unsustainable: Where Lebanon’s COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Went Wrong

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Yara El Murr

A protester wears a mask depicting central bank governor Riad Salameh’s face while getting a “haircut” in front of the Central Bank.

Through a Glass, Darkly: How Lebanon’s Central Bank Wants You to See the Financial Collapse

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Karim Merhej Yazan Al-Saadi

A small group of adults and children stand around a banner that reads, "UNHCR: For or Against African Refugees?" on one side and "Hungry, Homeless, Hopeless: Merry Christmas 2019" on the other. In the center of the image, one man holds the UN Refugee Agency flag.

Slipping Through Cracks: The “Forgotten Refugees” in Lebanon

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Yazan Al-Saadi

Composite of an elderly resident of Mar Mikhael standing on her balcony, construction workers, and a sign that reads, "We are Staying." Beirut, Lebanon. Photos taken between August and October 2020 by Marwan Tahtah. (The Public Source)

What Does Justice Look Like for the Affected Neighborhoods and Their Residents?

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Public Works Studio

Two young boys carry a tire at a roadblock reinforced by burning dumpsters. Beirut, Lebanon. October 18, 2019. (Mouran Mattar/Fawra)

Lebanon’s Class Struggle: Between the “Civil” and the “Popular”

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Wissam Saade

Protesters rest beside graffiti depicting the hanging of an authority figure. Downtown Beirut, Lebanon. December 15, 2019. (Rita Kabalan/The Public Source)

Oligarchiyya, Lebanese Style (Part 2 of 2)

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Julia Choucair Vizoso