The New Global Insurrection The New Global Insurrection
From Bolivia to Haiti to Europe and the Middle East, citizens are rising up against corruption and government repression.
Nov 22, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon
Popular revolts in the Middle East are pitting people against regimes.
Nov 19, 2019 / Thanassis Cambanis
Lebanon’s Protest Movement Is Local and Organic Lebanon’s Protest Movement Is Local and Organic
Foreign governments should stop propping up Lebanon’s elite and listen to the protesters instead.
Oct 28, 2019 / Samah Hadid
In Lebanon, a Census Is Too Dangerous to Implement In Lebanon, a Census Is Too Dangerous to Implement
Do you accept the lie, and relative stability, of the old count? Or do you push toward truth with a new census, no matter the consequences?
Oct 17, 2019 / Amos Barshad
This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World
Zahra Hankir’s anthology Our Women on the Ground elevates vital but often overlooked voices from Morocco to Gaza to Yemen.
Sep 3, 2019 / Sarah Aziza
Undoing the Promise of the Statue of Liberty Undoing the Promise of the Statue of Liberty
Attempts to rewrite the poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty are an attack on immigrants like me and my family.
Aug 16, 2019 / George Atallah
The World’s Dismal Convergence on Press Freedom The World’s Dismal Convergence on Press Freedom
Western reporters used to be markedly freer than their colleagues in the Arab world. Can they still claim that privilege?
Jun 11, 2019 / Thanassis Cambanis
The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun
Russia is pushing for Western funding—with little success.
Sep 5, 2018 / Richard Salame
Israel and Hezbollah Are Girding for War—and the Next Round Could Be Horrific Israel and Hezbollah Are Girding for War—and the Next Round Could Be Horrific
Hezbollah has been steadily consolidating power and weapons—and some fighters maintain it played a role in shooting down an Israeli jet over Syria.
Apr 5, 2018 / Sulome Anderson