By Moe Ali Nayel and Lamia Moghnieh November 7, 2015 published first on New Politics. Click here for original link. A reading of police coercive strategies, emerging social movements and achievements By Moe Ali Nayel and Lamia Moghnieh November 7, 2015 In response to the failure of the state to manage and dispose of accumulated trash, a series of protests erupted in Lebanon … Continue reading The Protests in Lebanon Three Months After
My latest with Electronic Intifada Aeham Ahmed, a young pianist, used to roam the desolate streets of Yarmouk refugee camp — described by the United Nations Secretary-General as the “deepest circle of hell” in Syria earlier this year. Aeham colored the bleak camp with his melodies. But at the start of September the 28-year-old Palestinian fled the country along with thousands of others, seeking … Continue reading Pianist flees Yarmouk camp for Germany
Arabic article I wrote for Ma3azef مقالي الاول في الكتابة العربية نشر على موقغ معازف في الثامن من شهر آب/ أغسطس الماضي، أُقيمت حفلة شد عصب على خشبة مسرح مترو المدينة. قصدتُ الحفلة تلك الليلة مدفوعاً بفضول حول اختيار عنوان الحفل، ومتسائلاً عن الفكرة التي جمعت الرابرجية السبعة: من لبنانالراس (طرابلس)، وناصر الدين الطفار (بعلبك). من سوريا السيّد درويش (حمص)، ووتر من (دمشق)، والأصلي (دير الزور). ومن … Continue reading الراب في شوارع بيروت
Took part in a Jadaliyya round table on refugees click here for original link. Seemingly overnight Europe is confronted with a phenomenon already being experienced in Amman, Damascus, Beirut, Gaziantep and other cities in the Middle East: large numbers of desperate refugees fleeing war, destruction and economic destitution. The policy response of Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon to this influx has come under deserved scrutiny. … Continue reading Roundtable On Refugee Crisis: Historical Legacies, Political Context, and Legal Mechanisms
With Jadaliyya [On 22 August 2015, what had in previous weeks been a small protest against the breakdown in garbage collection in Beirut turned into a major anti-corruption demonstration calling for fundamental political and economic change in Lebanon. The protesters have been met with escalating repressive violence, and the movement has thus far caught both coalitions of the severely polarized political establishment by surprise. Jadaliyya … Continue reading Quick Thoughts: Moe Ali Nayel on Lebanon’s Garbage Crisis and Protest Movement
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