Why did Lebanon’s Parliamentary “Change Bloc” Collapse? "The 'Change Bloc' in Lebanon's Parliament, formed following the May 2022 parliamentary elections, encountered significant hurdles, including internal divisions and strategic disagreements, eventually leading to its collapse. This report unveils the main factors behind this downfall through highlighting the differences in their political visions and exploring how these challenges impacted the bloc's cohesion and effectiveness. By Nadim El Kak
The Climate Is Changing, Will I Face a Natural Disaster? Artist Haya Halaw and her family immigrated years ago from Syria to Jordan, where she stayed until she had to immigrate again to Germany. These forced migrations were accompanied by climate and environmental changes. Today, Halaw sits at her workdesk in Hamburg and reflects on these changes and their gender-related impact. By Haya Halaw
How I energise myself to do the work I do Speach In her acceptance speech Joumana Seif talks about the long road necessary to prosecute the crimes committed by the Syrian regime, to punish the perpetrators and also about the injustices suffered by women and how she is trying to support them in Germany.
Yours Truly, From Idlib Photo Essay The deeper we dug with Tim into the stories of joy coupled with the losses, of hopes nipped in the bud yet re-emerging, the more we were convinced that this way, of not only sharing impressions but displaying the sweet and sour broader context of the reality behind these photos, really matters. For that, we paired Tim with Syrian writer and rapper Hani Al Sawah whose words helped create a personal narrative telling the story. The collaborative work speaks volumes about civilians doing what any civilian should be doing - living. Buying and selling. Diving into the unknown. Fishing. Barbecuing. Celebrating weddings and public holidays. Or for children: learning at school or simply spending time at a playground. By Tim Alsiofi and Hani Al Sawah
Watch Day: Dalieh Exhibition The Dalieh of Raouche Watch Day, organized in cooperation with the Heinrich Boell Foundation, is part of a larger project aiming at celebrating Beirut’s natural and built heritage. The project builds on activists effort by the Dalieh Campaign since 2013 to protect the Dalieh of Raouche, located on the Western coast of Beirut, as a site of exceptional ecological, geological and biodiversity value, archaeological and cultural value and the only remaining natural, publicly accessible landscape in Beirut.
