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Cenderalla Azar
| 30.08.2025
Pathways to Justice in Lebanon: Engaging the public in the Justice and Accountability Pipeline
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) has launched Pathways to Justice in Lebanon, a platform designed to break through the silence and open

Diana Moukalled
Child Abuse in a Lebanese Nursery: What if Men Partnered in the Household?
Recognizing domestic work as work acknowledges the daily effort women exert to sustain productive operations elsewhere and solidifies the principle

patrick george
Forced Migration, Murder, and More: A Week in the Life of Egypt’s Copts
On July 9, 2019, Daraj published this “look into a week in the life of Egypt’s Christians,” for which author

Diana Moukalled
Should We Declare the Defeat of the Arab Spring?
“As deadlock and darkness expand in the region, the question arises if the costs of the crushed revolutions have been

Evanour Hamadeh
Blog: Can Lebanon Stand the “Test of Time”?
For Lebanon not to become a topic on any future MUN conference, and for the sake of its own future,

Child Abuse in a Lebanese Nursery: What if Men Partnered in the Household?
Diana Moukalled

Forced Migration, Murder, and More: A Week in the Life of Egypt’s Copts
patrick george

Should We Declare the Defeat of the Arab Spring?
Diana Moukalled

Blog: Can Lebanon Stand the “Test of Time”?
Evanour Hamadeh

Ahmad Rajabi
| 05.07.2023
“See no Evil:” The Israeli Army’s Policy of Targeting Journalists
Shireen Abu Akleh is not alone. The Israeli army In recent years killed or maimed numerous Palestinian journalists working in the occupied territories. Take photographer

Nour Sleiman
| 03.07.2023
“Egypt Has Become One Big Prison”
Having spent 7 years behind bars in Egypt, Moka was detained in Lebanon on May 24. “They told me: ‘you are going to Egypt now.’

Nour Sleiman
| 21.06.2023
“Knock on My Grave Upon my Son’s Return”
During Lebanon’s Civil War some 17,000 people were kidnapped or “disappeared.” Most were never heard of again. In the book Windmills of Our Hearts 14
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Politics

Ghiwa Abi Haidar
| 04.08.2025
How Do We Remember Ugly Cities After Their Destruction?
Poverty is ugly in every sense, and Dahieh has always been home to the poor, refugees, outlaws, and war fugitives. Perhaps that’s why collective memory

Rima Ibrahim
| 20.11.2024
Gunfire Before the Airstrike: A Grateful Acknowledgment to the Gunmen
This exhausting routine couldn’t last forever. Over time, I developed a grim familiarity with the attacks—their sounds, timing, and aftermath. Gradually, I learned to manage

Badia Fahs
| 21.05.2024
A Short Biography of Ebrahim Raisi, the “Ayatollah of Execution” and “Number One Enemy of Women”
He was one of the most enthusiastic proponents of the Hijab and Chastity Bill, which imposed specific regulations on the legal dress of Iranian women,

Marwa Saab & Zainab Chmiss
| 07.05.2024
A Gang Exploits Minors through TikTok in Lebanon: A Race Between Hypothetical and Actual Justice
Investigations are still ongoing, and the number of victims has not yet been announced. Yet, this list will not be exhaustive, as there are many

Youssef Bashir
| 02.02.2024
Nine Months of War in Sudan
Since April 15, 2023, Sudanese people have been living in fear of the ongoing conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces evolving into

Zeina Allouch
| 11.01.2024
Illegal Adoptions: An Added Layer of Violence Against The Children of Gaza
Stories of Palestinian families who have lost contact with their children are widespread. This is especially true in areas where Israeli ground invasions are taking

Hiba Anis
| 11.01.2024
Electronic Extortion Threatens the Lives of Egyptian Women
The horror of electronic extortion continues to haunt many Egyptian women. Despite the numerous scandals, crimes, and the penalties imposed on the perpetrators of this

Sahar Mohamad
| 12.12.2023
Empowering Yemeni Women: Eman’s Journey from Adversity to Clean Energy Leadership
Dubai, COP28 - Eman, a resilient woman in her thirties, has traveled from the war-torn region of Abs, Hajjah, in north Yemen to participate in

Nine Months of War in Sudan
Youssef Bashir
| 02.02.2024

Illegal Adoptions: An Added Layer of Violence Against The Children of Gaza
Zeina Allouch
| 11.01.2024

Electronic Extortion Threatens the Lives of Egyptian Women
Hiba Anis
| 11.01.2024

Empowering Yemeni Women: Eman’s Journey from Adversity to Clean Energy Leadership
Sahar Mohamad
| 12.12.2023
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Investigations

Mona Hamdan
| 13.12.2025
Twice Victimized: How Lebanon’s Legal System Treats Survivors of Sexual Assault
“No one cared about what happened to me or about my psychological state. Something broke inside me that night while I was at the police

Zeina Allouch
| 09.12.2025
The Doctor’s Scandal: Child Trafficking for Adoption and Systemic Violence against Girls and Women
With the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, it becomes crucial to acknowledge that child trafficking for illegal adoption is not

sarah khazem
| 03.12.2025
Syrian Women Facing the Constraints of the Status Quo
In a country changing under the weight of sectarian tensions, the future appears bleak. But what is clear today is that women, especially those belonging

Nadim Khoury
| 03.12.2025
Testimonies of Returnees to Sweida: A Father Searching for His Son’s Bicycle… and a Mother Still Gathering Her Child’s Bones
More than 35 villages have been partially or completely destroyed, and over 190,000 people have been displaced from their homes and villages. There is currently

Khaled Suleiman
| 11.11.2025
Environmental Pollution as a Global Pandemic
Energy transition, carbon pricing, implementation of green city plans, reforestation, and improved waste management are all critical tools for addressing the global health crisis driven

Ranine Awwad
| 05.11.2025
Underground Water Market in Lebanon: Is It Under State or Water Tanker Ruling?
Thirst is not fate; but the result of a system that steers water between the underground and household tanks, turning it from a public right

Nawar Jabbour
| 23.10.2025
The Port Explosion’s Syrian Victims: Bureaucratic Forgetfulness and Exclusion from Reparations
Every unregistered victim means one less burden on the state. This is not an administrative flaw but a political strategy to minimize legal and moral

Santiago Montag
| 20.10.2025
Caught Between War and Unity, the Future of Kurds Remains Uncertain in Syria
Although a “comprehensive ceasefire” has now been reached and tensions have eased, the situation remains volatile. The truce has reopened access routes into the affected

Environmental Pollution as a Global Pandemic
Khaled Suleiman
| 11.11.2025

Underground Water Market in Lebanon: Is It Under State or Water Tanker Ruling?
Ranine Awwad
| 05.11.2025

The Port Explosion’s Syrian Victims: Bureaucratic Forgetfulness and Exclusion from Reparations
Nawar Jabbour
| 23.10.2025

Caught Between War and Unity, the Future of Kurds Remains Uncertain in Syria
Santiago Montag
| 20.10.2025
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