The (Dis)order Report

On the Order of Disorder in Lebanon.

Cityscape of Beirut

Beirut’s Blasted Neighborhoods: Between Recovery Efforts and Real Estate Interests

Mona Fawaz & Soha Mneimneh

Beirut’s Blasted Neighborhoods: Between Recovery Efforts and Real Estate Interests

Composite of images taken at a hospital in Lebanon and of protests organized by Lebanese University students. Photos taken on October 19, 2021 and October 25, 2011, by Marwan Tahtah. (The Public Source)

Students or Workers? Lebanese University Medical Students on the Frontline of a Crumbling Healthcare System

Yara El Murr

Layla Yammine

Students or Workers? Lebanese University Medical Students on the Frontline of a Crumbling Healthcare System

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

Yazan Al-Saadi

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

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

Karim Merhej

Yazan Al-Saadi

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

Children study in the rubble of their school that was destroyed by the violent war in the city of Taiz, Yemen. December 27, 2018. (Akram Alrasny/Shutterstock)

Forgotten War, Abandoned Refugees: The Plight of Yemenis in Lebanon

Ali Al-Dailami

Forgotten War, Abandoned Refugees: The Plight of Yemenis in Lebanon

Health care workers take a break outside the 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

Yara El Murr

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

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

Karim Merhej

Yazan Al-Saadi

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

With new appliances now unaffordable, repair shops for washing machines, stove tops, and fridges have become a common sight in the neighborhood. Nabaa, Lebanon. June 26, 2021. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source)

Nabaa’s Changing Face: Repurposing and Refurbishing in Times of Crisis

Once thriving markets are now shuttered, storefronts are turned into repair shops, daily life is being reworked.

Nabaa’s Changing Face: Repurposing and Refurbishing in Times of Crisis

Beirut in darkness; glow-in-the-dark balloons. Beirut, Lebanon. August 28, 2020. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

And then night falls...

Marwan Tahtah

And then night falls...

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

Yazan Al-Saadi

Slipping Through Cracks: The “Forgotten Refugees” in Lebanon

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?

Public Works Studio

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

Anonymized missing person flyer that circulated online in the aftermath of the explosion. The man was found alive and well. August 2020. (The Public Source)

Life and Death on the Margins: On the Double Trauma of Migrant Workers

Anti-Racism Movement

Life and Death on the Margins: On the Double Trauma of Migrant Workers