GENXZ is a miniseries hosted by Sarah Al Asmar that tackles Lebanese political, economic and social issues from a youth perspective.

For this episode Sarah is joined by Chrystine Mhanna, a journalist and human rights advocate.

Click to watch video version: https://youtu.be/b2HRIqtg_OQ

The discussion covers digital media trends, differentiating 'alternative' from 'activist' descriptions, narrative trends when covering marginalized communities and the wider struggle for human rights advocacy.

The conversation also includes a back and forth on sectarian governance and its reasons for failure, feminist advancements in today's political environment, and external factors that limit reform, accountability and good governance.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:28 Public attention

7:32 Media & marginalized communities

17:40 Political satire & sarcasm

20:35 Individual experience

23:50 ‘Activist’ vs ‘alternative’

27:50 Talk show vs podcast

30:49 National identity

36:04 Narrative disconnect

45:53 Sectarianism

55:07 Feminism

1:11:09 External factors preventing reform

1:22:40 Performance

1:27:19 Accountability