Lebanese national identity has been subjected to assault, and parallel sectarian narratives have emerged—such as Hezbollah’s sectarian narrative—fostered through institutions and a concerted effort to dominate the public sphere of a specific sect. Today, Lebanon is in need of rebuilding a national identity...

The shops, the old stores, the stone staircases leading to the upper shops, the covered passageways, the only hotel building in the city, "The Flower of the South," the sidewalks, the entire memory of a group of people who inhabited this country, were leveled to the ground and turned to ash in moments.

Some government departments in the governorate's capital, Nabatieh, have begun to experience institutional vacuums and vacancies in several sensitive positions due to administrative bureaucracy and the near-paralysis that has restricted the role of the Civil Service Council since 2017. This has negatively impacted the management of employee affairs and delayed the completion of their administrative...

The call to support and promote cultural life in Jabal Amel seems urgent, to resume what was once an active cultural life. This mountain has always been a stage for thinkers, writers, poets, and researchers well-versed in matters of science, and the private libraries in a number of Shiite religious houses were a haven for...

The process of building a state for all its citizens in a country like Lebanon, which is dominated by pluralism, diversity, and sectarian affiliations at the expense of national belonging, is a difficult process, but not impossible. The impossibility lies in the proposals of each authoritarian party that seeks to build a “mini-state” to its...

The southern suburbs of Beirut, whose name carries significant political weight and points to a complex identity, are now awaiting reconstruction. Before the recent war with Israel devastated it, and before it witnessed one of the greatest manifestations of defeat, both morally and militarily, with the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and the party's...

What kind of urban development do we want after the last war? A rapid, haphazard return? Or an urban development that establishes a new contract for citizenship, making housing a right, memory a resource, and public space a daily stage for coexistence?

Revitalizing nature reserves in the south requires close cooperation between central state institutions and municipalities, along with active environmental associations and local communities, through adherence to laws and away from partisan political interests.

The Arqoub region, like other areas, did not demand the impossible, reflecting an exceptional political and pragmatic awareness. This is especially true given that the absence of the state in Arqoub did not foster any support, even superficially, for militia rule or the rule of regional factions, despite some isolated instances of dissent. On the...

When the state is able to impose authority and security and hold accountable those who attack southerners affiliated with the dominant powers, this will open the way for freedom of candidacy and political activity, which will produce healthy practices and reduce incidents of repression and attacks carried out under the cover of parties, at which...