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...
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...
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...
