A post-grid imaginary is inadequate for dealing with a pandemic. Ultimately Covid-19 tests our fragile, fragmented infrastructures—whether in Lebanon or…
Pandemics in the post-grid imaginary
Lebanon
Mothers of the disappeared in Lebanon
The mothers, through their politics of presence . . . become mediators between the state and the absentee, negotiating the…
“The Rise of the Islamists”
The award-winning documentary radio program, America Abroad, has recently released a new documentary entitled, "The Rise of the Islamists."
Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah dies at age 75
Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, the influential and controversial Lebanese Shi‘i spiritual leader, died Sunday morning in Beirut at age…
Secularism and religious co-existence in Lebanon
This weekend, a group of Lebanese citizens will take to the streets of Beirut to participate in a Laïque Pride…
Lebanese to march for secularism
In Lebanon, "a small group of non-partisan civic-minded citizens called Laïque (Secular) Pride" is organizing a March for Secularism, to…