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Times of Struggle and Cultural Liberation—A Conversation with Elias Khoury
Elias Khoury. Originally posted on Facebook by the Lebanese publishing house Dar Al Adab in 2013. Photographer unknown.Palestine in a World on Fire, co-edited by Katherine Natanel and Ilan Pappé.Gate of the Sun by Elias Khoury.Children of the Ghetto, My Name is Adam, by Elias Khoury.
Current Analysis

Times of Struggle and Cultural Liberation—A Conversation with Elias Khoury

An Excerpt from 'Palestine in a World on Fire' in light of Elias Khoury's passing.
Elias Khoury, Ilan Pappe • 20 min read
Beirut and the Birth of the Fortress Embassy
The new US embassy under construction in Awkar with a view of Beirut in the distance. Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in Beirut’s X feed, May 5, 2023.US embassy officials meeting with Lebanese President Camille Chamoun (in a dark suit with cigarette) at his residence in Jiyyeh, 1959. Photo courtesy of Hanna Farha.The new US embassy complex under construction in Awkar. Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in Beirut’s X feed, May 5, 2023.
Current Analysis

Beirut and the Birth of the Fortress Embassy

A deep dive into the local, regional and global politics behind the sprawling new US embassy complex in Beirut.
Habib Battah • 16 min read
Listening to the Camps' Walls—Lebanon Since October 7
A mural in an alley in the Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian camp south of Beirut on November 15, 2023. Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty ImagesA Facebook post by the media outlet Jouzour reads, “How can you directly support the people of Gaza?” The flyer suggests companies to boycott.A Facebook post by Jouzour reads, “How can you directly support the people of Gaza?” The graffiti reads, “Do not pay the price of their bullets.”
MER Article

Listening to the Camps' Walls—Lebanon Since October 7

There has been no shortage of worry in Lebanon following the Hamas attacks on October 7 and the ensuing Israeli declaration of all-out war on Gaza. Israel has made it clear that war with Hezbollah will lead to devastating consequences for the whole of Lebanon. “What we’re doing in
Rami Rmeileh, Maziyar Ghiabi • 7 min read
Capturing the Complexity of Lebanon’s Civil War and Its Legacies
MERIP Reports no. 108/109, September-October 1982. Cover by Kamal Boullata.Middle East Report no. 162, January-February 1990. Cover design by Kamal Boullata, photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh.Middle East Report no. 236, Fall 2005. Cover design by Geoff Hartman, photo by Sharif Karim.
MER Article

Capturing the Complexity of Lebanon’s Civil War and Its Legacies

The current political and economic crises in Lebanon reveal the myriad ways that the Lebanese continue to deal with the aftereffects of the 1975–1990 civil war. The roots of many of today’s crises—a collapsing currency, shortages of basic goods like medicine, fuel and electricity, rising poverty and
Najib Hourani • 9 min read