As part of the “Our Turn to Speak” initiative, which aims to build a network of activists and groups that believe in strengthening citizenship and its values to help rebuild the social contract. The initiative, together with Manatik Net launched a series of reports about working groups that started local initiatives during the war. In...

As part of the “Our Time to Speak” initiative, which aims to build a network of activists and working groups committed to strengthening citizenship as a way to restore the social contract, a series of reports was launched in collaboration with Manateq Net. The series highlights groups that have voiced their rejection of war and...

As part of the “Our Time to Speak” initiative, which aims to build a network of Lebanese activists and working groups committed to strengthening citizenship and its values as a way to restore the social contract threatened with disintegration, and in cooperation with the “Manaateq Net” platform, a series of reports has been launched highlighting...

More than a hundred days into the war, the South has entered a phase of fragile calm—neither full-scale war nor a formal truce. Yet, while some families have chosen to return to their devastated towns and villages, others remain unable to go back due to the occupation. Caught between the Israeli occupation and armed factions...

Writer and researcher Hana Jaber follows the scenes of Israel’s destruction of her hometown, Bint Jbeil. She describes what is happening as “urban annihilation” and a retaliatory drive that goes beyond the logic of wartime defeat. In an interview with Daraj Media, Jaber speaks about the conflicting emotions she and thousands in southern Lebanon experience...

Journalist and writer Rami Al Amin explains, in an interview with Daraj, his approach to the Israeli war on Lebanon, and how he views the role of Hezbollah and its responsibility in particular toward its own constituency.

Lebanese people, particularly those in the South and the southern suburbs, remain under the weight of shock after being dragged into a regional war. Political activist Ousmat Faour, originally from the border town of Houla, speaks to Daraj about how she is living through and responding to what is happening.

As part of the "Our Turn to Speak" initiative, and during a seminar organized by Public Works Studio and the Arab Reform Initiative to launch a joint research paper titled "Confronting Ecocide in Lebanon," recommendations have emerged for both official and community engagement in sustainable recovery. What is the extent of the environmental destruction caused...

Hussein Hayek has launched a ready-to-wear clothing brand named "Made in South Lebanon"; as the name implies, his products are manufactured locally. According to Hayek, the initiative aims to "rise from the destruction and overcome the losses caused by the Israeli war on Lebanon—which displaced thousands from their homes and villages—while simultaneously encouraging local industry,...

The "Dawruna" Association organized a seminar at the Tyre Cultural Forum titled "Reconstruction from a Feminist Perspective" to discuss the role of women in the post-war recovery process and the documentation of women's memories in Jabal Amel. The seminar highlighted women's experiences during displacement and return, emphasizing that reconstruction encompasses psychological and social dimensions alongside...