Dispatches from the October Revolution

In the spirit of struggle.

A graffiti artist paints a mural of some of Lebanon's oligarchs on a wall erected near Riad al-Solh Square in downtown Beirut. October 24, 2019. (Lara Bitar/The Public Source)

What is Oligarchy? (Part 1 of 2)

Julia Choucair Vizoso

Protesters engage in a discussion during the early days of the October uprising in "The Egg," an iconic abandoned opera house in central Beirut. October 24, 2019. (Gloria Tawk/Fawra)

Lebanon’s Global Conundrum: Which Strategy for Political Change?

Nadim El Kak

Kenyan domestic workers hold a sustained sit-in in front of their consulate in Badaro to demand immediate repatriation to their country. Beirut, Lebanon. August 11, 2020. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source)

Kafala Reform a Liberal Veneer: Migrant Workers and the Struggle for Liberation

Sintia Issa

A sanitation worker employed by Lebanese company Ramco pauses for a picture while working a shift at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. April 6, 2020. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

Labor in Lebanon: Between Racism and Capitalist Exploitation

Hani Adada

Protesters hold a candlelight vigil for two Syrian workers who died in a building fire following riots. Downtown Beirut, Lebanon. October 20, 2019. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source)

From Hope To Dismay: How Crises Affect Syrians in Lebanon

Yazan Al-Saadi

A migrant domestic worker films a May Day march as it passes by her employer's home. Beirut, Lebanon. May 1, 2020. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

Between Kafala and Governmental Neglect: How Domestic Workers Are Left to Starve During a Global Pandemic

Banchi Yimer

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”

Wissam Saade

A protestor enters the abandoned opera house in Beirut, Lebanon. October 21, 2019. (Rita Kabalan/The Public Source)

Psychological Warfare in Times of Revolution

Ramez Dagher

Slogans against sectarianism are abundant near downtown's protest squares, "sectarianism is an illness caused by warlords to rule us” affirms this one in Beirut, Lebanon. October 23, 2019. (Nour Mufti/Fawra)

Are the People to Blame? Debunking Counter-Revolutionary & Culturalist Arguments

Nadim El Kak

Inspired by a banner carried by protesters Chile, "it's not depression, it's capitalism” reads this wall in Beirut, Lebanon. December 4, 2019. (Lara Bitar/The Public Source)

Depressed? You Might Be Suffering from Oppression: On Malaise, Alienation, and Solidarity

Andres Barkil-Oteo

Visitors gather by the ruins of the Ancient Roman Marj Bisri temple during a hike aimed at promoting awareness of the site's cultural and historical heritage. April 22, 2017. (Photo courtesy of "Save the Bisri Valley Campaign")

Bisri Valley: Infrastructure and the Trap of Neoliberal Development

Sintia Issa

Thousands take to the street in the capital Beirut as part of a nationwide anti-government mobilization. October 18, 2019. (Lara Bitar, The Public Source)

The People Want … Social Justice! The October 2019 Social Movement and the Impact of Aid Politics in Lebanon

Marie-Noëlle AbiYaghi