Reporterre – Des centaines de jardins ont essaimé sur les toits des camps de réfugiés palestiniens au Liban. Plantés par des ONG ou des habitants, ils servent de refuge et de potagers en temps de crise. Leur modèle est-il viable ?
Read more "Dans les camps bondés, les Palestiniens jardinent sur les toits"Reporterre (translation) – Hundreds of gardens have sprung up on the roofs of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Planted by NGOs or residents, they serve as shelters and vegetable gardens in times of crisis. Is their model sustainable?
Read more "In crowded camps, Palestinians garden on rooftops [Translation]"
NOW Lebanon – After three FPM parliament members proposed to split Beirut’s municipality into two, debate have risen as to how to manage the capital – and what its identity actually is.
Read more "A divided city"
Frankfurter Rundschau – Im Libanon sind queere Gruppen Repression durch Regierung und religiöse Autoritäten ausgesetzt. Es ist Teil einer langen Geschichte.
Read more "Queere Menschen im Libanon: “Wir sind die Sündenböcke”"
Frankfurter Rundschau (Translation) – In Lebanon, queer groups face repression from government and religious authorities. It is part of a long history. / Translation of the article published in the Frankfurter Rundschau on July 11, 2022, with original photographs.
Read more "Queer people in Lebanon: “We are the scapegoats” [Translation]"
NOW Lebanon – Lebanon’s economy is set to ride a high tide this summer, thanks to an influx in tourists. But at what risks for the health sector, and for which future?
Read more "A summer of illusions"
NOW Lebanon – The crisis is pushing more citizens to abandon their cars for Lebanon’s chaotic commuting. France’s donation of 50 new buses revives hopes for an organized transportation system, but also raises many questions around its diplomacy.
Read more "Politics on wheels"
NOW Lebanon – Air pollution is increasing rapidly in Lebanon. Economic collapse and non-existent policies are causing cancer and lung disease – and the country’s citizens are left on their own.
Read more "The invisible crisis"
NOW Lebanon – The MENA region is paying a high price for the climate crisis. Activists and experts from all over gathered in Beirut to take stock and perhaps forge links for the future.
Read more "From seeds to strikes"
L’Agenda Culturel – La région MENA paie le prix fort de la crise climatique. Activistes et experts se sont réunis à Beyrouth dans le cadre de la conférence de l’Arab Reform Initiative, « Vers une transition environnementale juste en Afrique du Nord et au Moyen Orient », organisée à Beyrouth du 31 mai au 2 juin dernier. Des activistes, journalistes, et experts de toute la région se sont réunis à Hamra pour échanger leurs expériences et dresser un bilan.
Read more "Vers la justice climatique, du Liban au Maroc"
NOW Lebanon – Lebanon’s working classes are all but represented in the new parliament, although a new wave of politicians and newly elected MPs promise to do politics “for the people”.
Read more "Unrepresented"
NOW Lebanon – More than half of all registered voters on national average, and up to two-thirds in Tripoli, did not cast their ballots. Abstention, rather than voting, tells the real story of the Lebanese people, experts say.
Read more "The silenced majority"
Philippe Pernot 