Did you know you that there were taxis going from Riad El Solh in Beirut to Aleppo, Baghdad, Amman, and Kuwait? 🚙

I wrote an article about Kuwait City’s lost architectural and urban identity and the future of the city for AGSI give it a read ☺️🙏🏼 agsiw.org/building-a-new…

Journalists, writers, researchers, photographers, communicators, storytellers – come join this workshop in Beirut in June. On how to tell better stories about migration, exile & mobility. Deadline 17 March switch-perspective.com/summer-worksho…

Is it still true that "Egypt writes, Beirut publishes & Baghdad reads?" 📷: مكتبة أديب النموذجية, Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad Tune in to #afikraConversations with Michel Moushabeck on YouTube

Our friends from Switch Perspective are launching their publication New Routes to Narrating Migration 11 May 7pm Beirut time More info & link: facebook.com/events/s/onlin…

Our friends from Switch Perspective are doing an event at MAD in Istanbul on 16 May. Come to Posthane in Galata at 7pm for a session on storytelling and migration, built on experiences of journalists and storytellers working in Lebanon and elsewhere

A piece I wrote a while back on growing up in 🇸🇦 & then moving back to my home country 🇱🇧On Saudi Arabia's #nationalday I can't help but feel nostalgic🤍 ⁦GIZ⁩ ⁦Mashallah News⁩ mashallahnews.com/love-thy-neigh…

Our very first Switch Perspective audio guide is out! It's a one-hour listening piece that takes you around Lebanon's northern Mina neighbourhood through stories about migration and mobility. You can listen and do the walk on your own at any time switch-perspective.com/mina-story-wal…

A new chance to do the story walk in Mina this coming Friday. With stops in the neighbourhood to listen to small tales of migration and movement

Our friends in Beirut, Switch Perspective, are organising a summer workshop in September. If you work on migration issues and want to exchange with people from Lebanon and the region, consider applying! Before May 5 switch-perspective.com/summer-worksho…

Writers, researchers, storytellers in Lebanon – join our Switch Perspective residency in Saida 18-24 June! We will spend 1 week locating and producing stories that one way or another speak about the city's (new and old) history of migration. switch-perspective.com/saida-residenc…

In case of any interest, I’m speaking about #Sudan’s recent history on afikra | عفكرة’s upcoming podcast. Hoping to debunk some narratives and shed light on overlooked dynamics. History can tell us a lot. Follow them to be notified when it’s out.

Our friends from Switch Perspective are hosting a residency in Saida to produce an audio story walk on migration paths through the Lebanese coastal town. Apply before 12 May: switch-perspective.com/saida-residenc…

7iber | حبر Mada Masr مدى مصر ORIENT XXI Nawaat السفير العربي Maghreb Émergent babelmed | باب الماد For Mashallah News Layla Yammine wrote about how Lebanon’s economic collapse has left millions without access to basic mental healthcare. The constant worry of war, the impacts of the Beirut blast and financial difficulties have greatly impacted everyone mashallahnews.com/the-struggle-f…

🔎 C’est parce que ce constat semble toujours vif que le réseau des Médias indépendants sur le monde arabe a décidé de consacrer un dossier à la thématique de la #santémentale. Découvrez le dossier ici👉 shorturl.at/B7roe

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