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,...
How can the Shiite community return to the fold of the state amidst the equation of armed power, regional pressures, and domestic calculations? In this interview, Mounir Younis explains the true predicament following the 2024 war: there can be no disarmament without a deal, and no deal without a role for the state. Where do...
How can the Shiite community return to the fold of the state amidst the equation of armed power, regional pressures, and domestic calculations? In this interview, Mounir Younis explains the true predicament following the 2024 war: there can be no disarmament without a deal, and no deal without a role for the state. Where do...
Amidst debates over arms and sovereignty, the conversation regarding the Shiite individual and their daily suffering in the South is conspicuously absent. There is no national discourse to reassure families who have lost their homes or are seeking schools for their children, nor is there a clear vision for the future of this community, which...
The losses in the South extend beyond material destruction to affect the people themselves. Young lives have been lost, along with efforts and energies that could have been invested in building the nation rather than burying it. Today, the South is a place of expanding graveyards and bleeding towns—a region devastated in the fullest humanitarian...
Debate is once again intensifying regarding the expatriate vote in the Lebanese parliamentary elections scheduled for next year, amidst attempts by the Amal-Hezbollah duo to limit expatriate voting to six seats, while parliamentary blocs demand that it encompass all parliamentary seats... Researcher and analyst specializing in the Lebanese diaspora file
