Kristy Asseily joins The Beirut Banyan to discuss her candidacy for Beirut's 2025 municipal elections.
Our discussion covers her recent return to Lebanon and passion for grassroots politics, Beirut Madinati's efforts in retrospect, and the short and long-term platform the list is advocating.
We also talk about voter engagement, communal concerns, municipal ... Show More
May 15
A Talk at the National Bloc with Lama Wazzan, Lina Jarrous, Kristy Asseily & George Kyriakos
A discussion on Beirut's municipal elections and Beirut Madinati 2025's platform. With Lama Wazzan, Lina Jarrous, Kristy Asseily & George Kyriakos. Co-hosted with Charbel Al Khoury. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The B ... Show More
1h 16m
Apr 11
The Time Line with Ali Hamed - April 13, 1975 - 2025 (Ep.416)
Please make sure to check out the video version: https://youtu.be/rKUnhF4hXU4
On displacement and refuge on both sides of the Green Line, the diversity we retain and a tribute to the city we call home fifty years after April 13, 1975.
With special thanks to Ali Hamed.
Videography ... Show More
49m 12s
Nov 2024
177/ Mutual Aid in Lebanon Today w/ Serge and Abir
For episode 177, Leila is joined by Serge from Buzuruna Juzuruna, an agro-ecological farm and heirloom seed producer in the Bekka Valley working on food autonomy, and Abir from Hostel Beirut, a worker owned cooperative in the heart of the Lebanese capital committed to social and ... Show More
45m 46s
Nov 2024
#20 - Let's Talk Hezbollah ft. Joseph Daher
In September, Israel violently escalated its offensive against Lebanon, allegedly aiming to destroy the anti-Zionist resistance group and political party, Hezbollah, for its support for Palestine and anti-genocide intervention. This is not the first time Israel aimed to destroy L ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 2023
Dalal Mawad: The Port of Beirut Explosion Through Women's Eyes
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Lebanese journalist Dalal Mawad about her new book, All She Lost. The book weaves together women’s stories as they grapple with the 2020 explosion at the Port of Beirut, its aftermath, and the underlying pathologies that have contribut ... Show More
33m 2s