I didn’t want to write this piece. I’m close to at least six of the 13 MPs. I’ve known them for years. I’ve worked alongside some, was a student under others and campaigned for a few of them over more than one election. Almost six extremely disappointing months into their…

In the run-up to the 2022 Lebanese parliamentary elections, I started a 15-episode podcast series where I tried to showcase candidates I believed in and endorsed. I felt the impact of these long-form, measured and less bombastic (than IG stories) podcast episodes was impressive, and I enjoyed recording them. After…

You’re hanging out with friends, and one of you is wearing an Adidas hoodie. The iconic trefoil logo has an extra knot though. A quatrefoil, if you will. You wittily quip “when you get Adidas, but from Ali Express!” and your friends start laughing even though they’ve heard a million…

Over the years, I’ve teamed up with QS International for their fantastic graduate studies events in Lebanon, the UAE and Egypt. This time we’re giving extra attention to Dubai, given so many of my readers have moved there in the past couple of years. Embarking on a new life in…

To cut to the chase, it’s their obsession with the 2005-era March 14 vs March 8 alliance. Those of you too young back then or unfamiliar with that toxic dichotomy, Lebanon was occupied by Assad forces for three decades. After Hezbollah and Assad assassinated Rafik Hariri in 2005, mass protests…

After an astounding performance in the parliamentary elections for change-makers, it’s time to actually govern — This article was originally published on NOW LEBANON There are plenty of moments in Lebanon’s history one can point to as a harbinger for what unfolded on October 17, 2019. It could be the 2005 “Cedar Revolution” for some, although I’d beg to differ. …

6 months away from October 17, 2019’s third anniversary, it’s time to reconsider some things — In my time in the streets, my favorite nickname was “bulldozer”. I appreciate it’s partly a reference to me being overweight, but also my maximalist approach to addressing our oppressors in power. …

As promised, I am starting my endorsements of electoral lists across Lebanon this week with a little over 30 days left till the elections. I will start with my home district: North Lebanon III. This district combines Zgharta, Bsharreh, Koura and Batroun into one electoral district. …

I am excited to share with you that I am planning on publishing three episodes per week up until May 15, 2022 when voters in Lebanon head to the poll. The episodes include interviews with candidates running on lists I will endorse, as well as guests with insights, information and…