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مصدر عام | The Public Source

@ThePublicSource

In-depth and uncompromising journalism in the public interest | إعلام مكرَّس لإنتاج صحافة معمّقة وغير مساوِمة لخدمة المصلحة العامّة

Beirut, Lebanon

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مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Mar 6
We are looking for rigorous, well-sourced work — journalistic, historical, or investigative — that is grounded in anti-imperialist and anti-colonial commitments on Lebanon and the region. We are also interested in photo essays, testimonies, and interviews.
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مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Nov 15, 2021
Etel Adnan (1925-2021), lesbian poet, storyteller, and painter died at the age of 96 in Paris, concluding a rich life attuned to the beauty of nature, engaged in struggle at home and in the heart of empire. She leaves us with an artistic and intellectual legacy spanning a century
مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Apr 4, 2023
Before the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, another “poison ship” brought a deadly cargo to Beirut: 2,400 tons of illegal toxic waste from Italy... ... In exchange for $22 million. ⬇️ Watch "Merchants of Death" to learn more ⬇️
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مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Oct 28, 2021
As Lebanon plunges into the abyss, photos of the glitzy pre-war Lebanon (particularly Beirut) are routinely shared on social media. Many are reminiscing a lost 'Golden Age,' an innocent bygone era of prosperity. St. George Hotel in 1965 (Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana Uni.)
مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Mar 31, 2023
On Friday, March 31, the Cybercrime Bureau, on behalf of the Lebanese Forces, summoned our editor-in-chief, Lara Bitar, to appear for interrogation.
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مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Apr 5, 2023
👋🏽 Hello new followers! Welcome to The Public Source, a Beirut-based independent journalism outlet run by an all-women team that's dedicated to in-depth & investigative reporting in the public interest. Read some of the award-winning reporting we've produced 🧵⬇️
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مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Oct 29, 2021
Lebanon's famed golden era was glamor and glitz. @karim_merhej asks, for whom?
Paradise Lost? The Myth of Lebanon’s Golden Era
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مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Sep 25, 2024
Israel's war on Lebanon is drastically escalating. The Public Source is halting its signature long-form journalism to bring you dispatches from the Lebanese front. On this live page you can find commentary, analysis, and reports on the war and the resistance against it.
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مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Jan 30, 2020
The Public Source is a Beirut-based independent media organization. Launching today with "Dispatches from the October Revolution" thepublicsource.org
مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Oct 27, 2022
Lebanon's "solar revolution" has a dark side. This revolution is anything but. It's a hyper-individualized, privatized shopping spree that leaves behind anyone who cannot afford it, and creates a looming waste crisis.
مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Mar 31, 2023
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The “Ecological Time Bombs” Unloaded at the Beirut Port Decades Ago
By documenting the story of the toxic barrels, and revealing the government’s ongoing cover-up, we hope to provide a historic record and guide for those seeking justice for the port blast.
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Nov 26, 2024
Just hours before a highly anticipated, but not yet finalized, ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of strikes in Beirut and its southern suburbs. A residential building in the densely populated district of Noueiri, Basta, was
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مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Jan 20, 2023
Can Lebanon’s seniors retire with dignity? The short answer is no. The longer answer in "Indefinitely Deferred: Dignified Retirement Inaccessible to Most" by journalist Layla Yammine. thepublicsource.org/high-cost-reti…
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مصدر عام | The Public Source
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Aug 5, 2021
[The Day That Never Ended] "And What Would You Like Me to Do About It?”: How the Lebanese Government Disabled Hundreds of People — Then Left Them to Pay for Its Crime | An investigative feature by @karim_merhej, @chehayebk & @cavalcantich, Edited by @annia thepublicsource.org/disability-jus…