لطالما كان لبنان بلداً للحريّات. حرّية الرأّي، التّعبير، السياسة، الدين. لطالما كان تصنيفه بحسب التّصنيف العالمي لحرية الصحافة من الأفضل على صعيد البلاد العربيّة.ولكن ومع دخول لبنان عهد الرّئيس ميشال عون، تراجعنا، انهار الوضع، وأصبحت حرّيتنا مقيّدة. ففي عام 2022، …
Category: Middle East
Moroccans are Hungry for Rapid News Content
A couple of weeks ago, all of Morocco spent five days straight watching the live news about the rescue operation of the five-year-old child Rayan who fell into a will in a rural area in Chefchaouen, Morocco. The horrible incident…
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Youth, the Blossom of Reform in Jordan
Since the establishment of the state, Jordan has seen various political advances, most notably in the legislative and institutionalization processes. This included the adoption of the 1928 Organic Law and legislation governing political life, which eventually led to the adoption…
Liberal September: How Did Liberals Do in this Month’s Elections?
September saw many interesting elections around the world. In many places our liberal brethren made substantial gains or at least managed to shield themselves from losing seats. I’ll go through some of the global elections and give a fairly overall…
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Omar’s Blog #6: Occupied with corruption — Palestine, an exceptional case
Last time I wrote on how only accountability will save the Middle East Peace Process. I pointed out that both sides need to take responsibility for their actions. Also, I am sure that pressuring both sides to negotiate would bring…
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Interview with May el Masri from Future Youth
Find our other interviews with liberal and democratic youth organisations here. How long have you been active in politics in general, and in Future Youth specifically? I actually started to be active in politics with Future Youth. That was almost…
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Omar’s Blog #5: Why only accountability will save the Middle East Peace Process.
#Opinion Those who analyze history know that the Levant and especially historic Palestine, now modern-day Israel and the Palestinian territories, hold a significant, if not the most important, role for the wider dynamics in the region. People have always had…
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Omar’s Blog #3: Cooperation and Capacity Building
In a fast-developing society, the urge for computer engineers is high. Very high. If you think about it, we cannot move forward without computer engineers. All our fast credit card payments are impossible without all the people designing the necessary…
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Omar’s Blog #2: The Members of Team MENA
A while ago, I promised to introduce our team members, without whom this team would never be what it is now. As I said last time, the concept of this team has existed since 2011. Since April of 2019, however,…
Lebanon’s Centennial: Freewheeling Downhill
One month before the centennial of the founding of the country, the Beirut explosion serves as a grim reminder of the dark state of Lebanon. The country seems to relive similar scenarios from the past, where sectarianism and warlord politicians…
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