The Beirut Banyan

We're joined by Houssam El Eid - managing partner of Urbanista - for Episode 41 of The Beirut Banyan, and we discuss the youth's role in the current uprising.

Social media and technology have reshaped the way protestors interact with and share news, making this revolt markedly different than previous demonstrations. Houssam El Eid shares his thoughts on the role of work-space environments and how they cater to freedom of expression and thought.

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In Voices from the Square - Part 7, Elia Haber captures the October Uprising with new guests Jovanie Feghaly - a 19-year old cinema studies student at Lebanese University; Youssef Lahoud - a 27-year old process engineer and pure chemistry student; and Hala Ghoussoub - a 29-year old architect and and tourism sector entrepreneur.

Unemployment, economic concerns and demands for political reform are addressed directly from Martyrs Square.

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We're joined by Emile Hokayem for Episode 39 of The Beirut Banyan, and we discuss external and internal concerns facing Lebanon today, and how regional and domestic politics play a key role in resolving Lebanon's structural problems.

Emile Hokayem is a senior fellow for Middle East security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and writes extensively on security matters and inter/intra-state politics and conflict. His writings and commentary have featured in The New York Times, Financial Times, The Economics, the Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR among other outlets.

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Voices from the Square, Part 6 with co-host Elia Haber, bringing conversations and reflections directly from Martyrs Square.

Elia captures the October Uprising with her eight and ninth guests, Nayla Geagea - a 35-year old lawyer and legal researcher, and Selim Mawad - a human rights activist and painter.

Check out Selim's art via the following link:

www.selimmawad.com

Nayla and Selim share their frustrations and hopes from the demonstrations now entering their fourth week.

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We're joined by Michael Young for Episode 37 of The Beirut Banyan.

The first section of our conversation focuses on the political and economic factors that led to the October Uprising and the possibilities ahead for change and reform.

The second section - beginning at 36:15 - takes us back to Michael's student years in Ras Beirut and AUB, his early career in political analysis at The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies and journalism at The Daily Star, and why he wrote 'The Ghosts of Martyrs Square: An Eyewitness Account of Lebanon's Life Struggle'.

Purchase his book via the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Martyrs-Square-Eyewitness-Lebanons/dp/1416598634

And check out Diwan (Carnegie's Middle East blog) by clicking below:

https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/?lang=en

I reference an article Michael wrote about Edward Said and Fouad Ajami for The Daily Start back in 2003. Click below to read it:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb//Opinion/Commentary/2003/Oct-02/111874-edward-said-and-fouad-ajami-exile-and-the-empire.ashx

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Voices from the Square, Part 5 with co-host Elia Haber, bringing conversations and reflections directly from Martyrs Square.

Elia captures the October Uprising with her seventh guest, Lana Halabi - a 31-year old children's storyteller and co-founder of Halabi Bookshop.

Lana has been offering children's readings during the demonstrations, and she shares her reasons for continuing to protest and her optimism for a renewed sense of unity throughout Lebanon.

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We're joined by Mark Daou for Episode 35 of The Beirut Banyan, and we discuss the youth factor, communication strategy and political activism during the October Uprising.

Mark is a lecturer at AUB and LAU, focusing on media and public relations. His political activism bridges politics and communications with a sincere belief that structural change is both possible and needed.

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Voices from the Square, Part 4 with co-host Elia Haber, bringing conversations and reflections directly from Martyrs Square.

Elia captures the October Uprising with her fifth and sixth guests, Joelle Assaf - a 24-year old working in advocacy / reform in the Bekaa Valley, and Mohamad Bzeih, a 28-year old software designer and architect.

Both Joelle and Mohamad share their demands for political change, fighting corruption and what economic improvement should look like.

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We're joined by Fadlo Khuri for Episode 33 of The Beirut Banyan, and we discuss all that is The American University of Beirut.

Fadlo Khuri is the current president of AUB, and reflects on 153 years of the institution's role in contributing to the higher education of local, regional and international students.

We discuss the October Uprising, the university's commitment to freedom of expression, and a determination to remain resilient and resonant for generations to come.

Read Fadlo Khuri's recent piece in The Atlantic on the role of the university in a time of demands for political change:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/lebanon-protests-role-university/601084/

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Voices from the Square, Part 3 with co-host Elia Haber, bringing conversations and reflections directly from Martyrs Square.

Elia captures the October Uprising with her third and fourth guests, Rania Mroue - a 48-year old mother, actress and drama coach, and Carlos Haidamous, a 24-year old photographer who was abroad when the uprising began and determined to return and participate.

Both Rania and Carlos share their hopes and desires from the ongoing protests, and a commitment that calls for unity throughout Lebanon persist.

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