For decades, particularly after the Lebanese Civil War, Beirut has dominated Lebanon’s cultural imagination. Home to the country’s largest theaters, music venues, publishing houses, and festivals, the capital has been positioned as the heart of cultural life—not just for Lebanon, but for much of the region. This centralization, however, has come at a cost. It […]

It’s difficult to think about cultural production in the Arab world without considering the political context in which it unfolds. Culture is not merely a mirror of reality—it is part of reality’s very structure, shaped by its movements and transformations. Over the past decade, as political life and public space have steadily contracted across many […]

The tremendous pressure since the start of Lebanon’s financial collapse has left millions of people unable to afford mental health services.