The (Dis)order Report

On the Order of Disorder in Lebanon.

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

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

And Then Night Falls...

Marwan Tahtah

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

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

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

A child stands in a narrow opening between concrete blocks. The Lebanese army limits the passage of cars into a number of Palestinian camps through checkpoints and closes other entrances with concrete walls, leaving only pedestrian pathways. Burj al-Shemali camp, Tyre. January 21, 2017. (Nadia Ahmad/The Public Source)

Palestinian Camps in Lebanon: Reflecting on Patterns of Marginalization, Isolation and Control

Rabie Mustapha

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?

Karim Merhej

Sintia Issa

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

Christina Cavalcanti

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

Kareem Chehayeb

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

Dana Mazraani

Luna Dayekh

Mona Harb

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

Hussein Mehdy

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

Howayda Al-Harithy

Batoul Yassine