Dr. Rami Zurayk is a professor at the Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management at the American University of Beirut, and a founding member of the Arab Food Sovereignty Network. Walking with Aya El Khouri, his former student from AUB, Dr. Zurayk delves into his research on white phosphorus as a weapon of war, specifically in the South of Lebanon, which has witnessed – although not for the first time – a significant increase in strikes on population, land, and infrastructure since the start of the war in 2023. White phosphorus has been repeatedly used as a weapon that has caused extensive damage to the environment, public health, the economy, water, food, collective memory, and so on. 

See more of Dr. Zurayk’s work: 

Dr Rami Zurayk- Research and Publications

Texts mentioned: 

Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor (2011) – Rob Nixon

An exploration of how slow, invisible violence- whether through environmental destruction or war- disproportionately affects marginalised communities.

Hosted by Aya El Khouri. Edited by Marie Lehmann with assistance from Ava Xia and Christie Swallow Marie Lehmann.

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