Fathel

Unfortunately, this time, there will be no donors as in 2006

26.11.2024 18:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

This is a poem I wrote a couple of weeks ago. It was inspired by people I know in southern Lebanon who have had their homes destroyed more than once by the IDF over the decades.

24.11.2024 13:09 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Such a great meme format. Peak show.

24.11.2024 13:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

"Somethin' Stupid" is the only Robbie Williams song that is not annoyingly British.

24.11.2024 13:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

In Derna, Libya. Derna and the valleys and plateau north of the city in Jabel Akhdar are known for their violet flowers.

24.11.2024 13:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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There is not a space for civil society but these boycotts are probably the best indicators of public opinion and how the conditions for large-scale organizing are there when the opportunity arises for it to form.

21.11.2024 13:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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The decentralized boycotts we have seen in Mena are the closest we have to civil society action in these countries where civil society is already ruthlessly suppressed and vast surveillance regimes rule.

21.11.2024 13:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Truly transformative political change can happen when the much larger states like Iraq, Egypt, or Sudan are able to transition. Tunisia, Lebanon, and hopefully Libya, one day, could be the catalysts for the successful change in these much larger countries.

20.11.2024 18:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lebanon could be a safe haven for Arab dissidents and civil society. It could serve as a model and overseer of political openings in Syria, and maybe even later in other places.

20.11.2024 18:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Unlike the Tunisian, the Lebanese diaspora is larger and richer — thus, it would be able to have a larger economic impact with regards to Lebanese economic development.

20.11.2024 18:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The best thing Lebanon can do for the Arab world (like Tunisia) is to be a democratic example acting as a pressure mechanism for political openings in much larger, more important Arab countries.

20.11.2024 18:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

If I am to recommend people two books for understanding current Libya [beyond actively following the country's developments] I'd recommend Genocide In Libya by Ali Abdullatif Ahmida and Burning Shores Inside The Battle For The New Libya by Frederich Wehry.

20.11.2024 16:40 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

First post on here.

20.11.2024 10:49 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1