Lebanon: Nationalist Stimulation, Syrian Dehumanizatio
During a misty summer dawn, on Friday 30 June 2017, Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) troops—reinforced with several tanks—stormed two Syrian refugee camps located on the outskirts of Arsal, in northeast Lebanon. The first, al-Nour Camp, is located in Jafar. The second, Qara, is located in Wadi al-Hosn. That dawn, LAF soldiers took their positions surrounding each of the camps and waited for the zero hour. … Continue reading Lebanon: Nationalist Stimulation, Syrian Dehumanizatio
الصيف الذي أنقذني فيه سلطان الطرب
في المعازف أردت أن اكتب عن جورج وسوف لأردّ له الجميل. حكايتي مع الوسوف بدأت عندما كنت في العاشرة من عمري، في صيف ١٩٩٢. حين انتهت المدرسة سألت والدي “بابا هي الصيفية حنطلع عالصيد؟” فرد بنبرة حادة “إذا بدك تطلع عالصيد روح شتغل واجمع حق الخرطوش، أمك واخواتك أحق بالمصاري”. بعد هذا الإعلان انحصر تفكيري بكيفية تدبير كلفة الخرطوش. قلت لنفسي حازماً ‘بدنا نطلع عالبقاع ونروح نتصيد’، … Continue reading الصيف الذي أنقذني فيه سلطان الطرب
Saudi Arabia Gazes at Lebanon with Vengeance
This article was first published by jadaliyya on Mar 19 2016 On 2 March 2016 Lebanon woke up to the news that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) had declared Hizballah a terrorist organization. Many perceived this as a kind of patriarchal collective punishment. Spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, the designation of Hizballah as a “terrorist” organisation can only be read as another desperate attempt by Saudi Arabia to … Continue reading Saudi Arabia Gazes at Lebanon with Vengeance
بيروت: فراغ ويأس
ترجمه/ته الى العربية: وليد ضو في القسم الأول من شهر أيار/مايو غرقت بيروت برائحة مقرفة ناجمة عن تخمر أكوام النفايات التي تجمعت منذ الصيف الماضي. وسط النفايات، الحرارة والفوضى جهزت بيروت نفسها للانتخابات البلدية. بعد ظهر أحد الأيام كنت أتجول في مدينتي بسيارة أجرة إلى جانب سائقها، الذي استمر، طوال الطريق، بالتفاخر، خلال حديثه معي، عن مغامراته الجنسية. ببطء، وصلنا أمام مخفر الجميزة، في … Continue reading بيروت: فراغ ويأس
Beirut: Vacuum and Despair
Signs reading “We are not poor… but our money is stolen. Our dignity makes us the richest of the rich.” At a protest spring 2014. Photo by author. This article was first published on al-Manshour On the first week of May Beirut was engulfed by a heat induced stench emitting from the trash heaps mutating since last summer. Amid trash, heat and chaos Beirut was … Continue reading Beirut: Vacuum and Despair
The Protests in Lebanon Three Months After
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
Pianist flees Yarmouk camp for Germany
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
الراب في شوارع بيروت
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
Roundtable On Refugee Crisis: Historical Legacies, Political Context, and Legal Mechanisms
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
Quick Thoughts: Moe Ali Nayel on Lebanon’s Garbage Crisis and Protest Movement
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
Words Of Action كلمات الفعل 