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"
NOW Lebanon – Despite an increase in independent groups and candidates this election, issues of human rights and concrete solutions to the social effects of the severe economic crisis have taken a backseat to party politics and geopolitical issues.
Read more "The forgotten debate"
NOW Lebanon – Lebanon’s youth is leaving the country en masse, risking their lives and selling their possessions. Many are seeking the German dream, despite the various obstacles related to language and obtaining a student visa.
Read more "“We have no future in Lebanon”"
Neues Deutschland – Die wirtschaftliche Lage im Libanon ist katastrophal. Immer mehr junge Menschen wollen auswandern.
Read more "Keine Zukunft in Tripoli"
Mouais, le mensuel dubitatif – Alors que le Liban traverse la pire crise économique du monde depuis 1850, les femmes sont en première ligne, comme toujours, de cette guerre sociale. Á Tripoli, tenue pour la ville la plus pauvre, la plus conservatrice et la plus dangereuse du pays, deux jeunes féministes témoignent de leur combat contre un patriarcat aux multiples visages. Un reportage de Philippe Pernot pour Mouais, paru dans le numéro de mars 2022 et à retrouver dans le Club de Médiapart.
Read more "Au Liban, un féminisme radical « de survie »"
Süddeutsche Zeitung | 17. Juni 2021 | Naher Osten
Libanon steht vor dem Staatsbankrott. Jetzt wollen Frankreich, Deutschland und andere Nationen zumindest die Armee des Landes retten – nicht ohne Eigeninteresse.
Read more "Lebensmittel statt Panzer"
This portfolio was put together for the admission exam of the F/16 Schule für Fotografie (Berlin) in June, 2018. PART I- The context Beit Beirut, Stories from the Civil War A Country Surrounded by War Hezbollah’s Foreign Policy Trump, Lebanon and the Palestinians PART II- The major events The Return of Hariri (November 22nd, 2018) […]
Read more "2017-2018: One (very) political year in Lebanon"
Philippe Pernot 