Remembering Lokman Slim (1962-2021)
Film “1982” Glimpses into Emotional Costs for Innocents Caught in Lebanese War
Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019, director Oualid Mouaness’ contemplative drama film “1982” explores the anxiety of war for those who never wished to take part in it. For the teachers and students at a private school in East Beirut, what should have been a “normal” last day of classes becomes anything but, as the distant sounds of bombing come closer and closer. It is 1982, and Beirut, divided between Muslims on the west and Christians on the east, teeters on the cusp of invasion as Israel and Syria fight overhead.
BOOK REVIEWS IN THE CURRENT AL JADID, VOL. 24, NO. 79, 2020
Rose Antun: Early 20th Century Arab Feminist Journalist
ESSAYS IN FORTHCOMING AL JADID, VOL. 24, NO. 79, 2020
The ‘Grand Compromise’ Between Lebanon’s ‘Strong Presidency’ and Iran’s 'Rejectionists' Hastens the Demise of Lebanon’s Economy
In early July, we wrote about two suicides in Lebanon while holding off on a third until we fact-checked it. Subsequently, the Beirut-based Al Modon newspaper wrote about a total of four suicides, including the two reported here. The article’s author deliberately stressed the reasons behind the suicides were not personal, but rather related to deteriorating economic conditions and the loss of dignity.