ELECTRONIC LEBANON
Electronic Lebanon, a project from the Electronic Intifada, offers commentary, analysis, human rights and development information, and voices from on the ground. Quality submissions are welcomed, preferably from contributors with an organisational affiliation.
Meet the Lebanese Press: All the prime minister's men
Hicham Safieddine
19 June 2008
Efforts to form a Lebanese government come against the backdrop of a surprise visit by US Secretary of State Condolezza Rice and intermittent armed clashes between loyal and opposition groups in various parts of the country, mainly the central Bekaa region. Rice's visit, stalling the implementation of the Doha Accords, as well as regional developments including announcement of a truce between Israel and Hamas and Turkish-mediated Syrian-Israeli "peace" talks could be seen as efforts to sideline Iran's allies in the Arab world in preparation for a possible showdown between Washington and Tehran. [MORE]
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Karim Makdisi discusses the Doha Agreement and Lebanon's economic crisis
Stefan Christoff
11 June 2008
Neo-liberal economic policies adopted by successive political parties since Lebanon's 15-year civil war came to an end in 1990 have left the country in economic ruins. All of the main political parties neglect the growing poverty rates, crumbling economy and staggering emigration in Lebanon today. Karim Makdisi, a professor in the Department of Political Studies and Public Administration at the American University of Beirut, spoke with Stefan Christoff about Doha and the economic and social policies of the government and opposition forces in Lebanon. [MORE]
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LIVE FROM LEBANON: DIARIES
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Behind Beirut's Sport City
Rami Zurayk
13 May 2008
Najwa cleans the houses of the rich in Beirut. She lives with her son in the limbo spreading between the Stadium (Cite Sportive) and the Sabra Palestinian camp. Sociologists often refer to the Palestinian camps in Lebanon as a "space of exclusion": the laws governing life in the camps are different from those governing life in the rest of Lebanon. Najwa's neighborhood is an exclusion from the exclusion: no laws apply there. Rami Zurayk writes from Beirut. [MORE]
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The time zones of Lebanon
Rami Zurayk
11 May 2008
This is what I have to say about the latest series of political speeches in Lebanon: Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks as if there is no future, but March 14 government coalition leaders Walid Jumblat, Saad Hariri and Fouad Siniora speak as if there is no past. For Nasrallah, the past performance and actions of the Loyalists is the only reference point. Rami Zurayk writes from Beirut. [MORE]
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UNRWA's Nahr al-Bared appeal leaves out Palestinian participation
Report
25 June 2008
BEIRUT (IRIN) - As the UN's agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA appeals for US$445 million for three years of reconstruction and recovery in and around Lebanon's Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, a mixed picture of aid agency coordination has emerged from interviews with key players. [MORE]
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Few rights, low pay for 200,000 migrant domestic workers
Report
24 June 2008
BEIRUT (IRIN) - Loud screams break the quiet of a Beirut neighborhood in the early hours of Sunday 15 June: It's Angelique, a 26-year-old domestic worker from Congo, crying for the police as she runs to the balcony. From inside the apartment, a man's voice yells her name, swearing in Arabic and French. There are the sounds of fists and slaps and more screams, before all falls silent. [MORE]
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Palestinians in Lebanon seek right of return
Rebecca Murray
26 January 2008
TYRE, Lebanon, 25 January (TerraViva/IPS) - "We know when we start a campaign we work for an achievable goal," declares Wafa Yassir, the energetic head of Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), which runs programs for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. "And we know the right of return is not an easy goal. It may not happen in our lifetime. But we have to keep this right for the coming generation, and after that. And one day we will get it because it's our historic right and we won't give it up." [MORE]
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Podcasts
EI's Nigel Parry on Free Speech Radio News (17 August 2006)
EI discusses "diplomacy" in Lebanon on Flashpoints, Audio, Flashpoints.net (26 July 2006)
EI's Laurie King-Irani on CBC discussing Canada and Lebanon, Audio, CBC (23 July 2006)
EI's Ali Abunimah appears on KPFK discussing Lebanon, Audio, KPFK (20 July 2006)
EI's Ali Abunimah on WBAI 99.5, Audio, "Middle East Exploding!", WBAI, New York City (17 July 2006)
EI's Laurie King on KPFK Pacifica, Audio, Middle East in Focus, KPFK, CA (14 July 2006)
EI on KPFK to discuss Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Audio, KPFK (13 July 2006)
EI's Ali Abunimah speaks about the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Audio, Flashpoints.net (13 July 2006)
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