Andrea Lopez-Tomas

Andrea López-Tomàs is a Catalan journalist and political scientist based in Beirut, Lebanon. She is the founder of the "/zaura/" podcast. After living in Palestine, Israel and Jordan, she specialized in gender studies in Barcelona. She is interested in feminism, social movements, art and migration. On Twitter: @andrelopeztomas

Lebanon | Oct 12, 2022

Violence, suicide creep up as Lebanese population flounders

Murder has gone up by 18% this year in Lebanon, but perhaps an even more insidious danger is a rise in mental distress and suicide.

Lebanon | Aug 2, 2022

Israeli warplanes become every day reality for Lebanese

Research based on complaints to the UN Security Council reveals an intrusive and constant Israeli presence over Lebanese airspace, with consequences for public health.

Two Israeli warplanes fly over the southern Lebanese village of al-Tiri.

Lebanon | Jul 18, 2022

Lebanese authorities crack down on LGBTQ community

Lebanon's increasingly homophobic public discourse is condemning queer people to living in fear and isolation.

Lebanon | Jul 5, 2022

Newly elected MPs bring back debate about civil marriage in Lebanon

The positions of some new legislators in favor of civil unions to be performed in the Mediterranean country have outraged religious authorities.

Kholoud Sukkarieh (R) and Nidal Darwish, who got married in defiance of the ban on civil unions, walk past Pigeon Rock, Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 25, 2013.

Lebanon | Jun 19, 2022

Lebanon elects record number of women to parliament

Lebanon has one of the highest overall gender gaps in the world, ranking 145 out of 153 countries.

A woman takes a photograph of another standing in front of a wall of cement blocks, set up by Lebanese security forces to bar a street leading to the parliament building, Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 24, 2020.

Lebanon | May 22, 2022

Teenage Syrian refugees in Lebanon find cricket a welcome distraction

Cricket is emerging as a tool for social transformation and improving Syrian refugees’ education.

Mohammed Khier, head coach of Alsama cricket club, with cricketer Aya Fakhri Diab during practice in Al Marj camp.

Lebanon | Apr 4, 2022

Lebanese LGBT community fights to keep safe spaces

Although Beirut is one of the most LGBT-friendly cities in the region, there are still some limitations that don’t allow the community to express themselves freely.

Lebanon | Mar 4, 2022

Children's education at risk in Lebanon due to economic crisis

More than 700,000 kids are at risk of never returning to a classroom due to rising poverty, while thousands have dropped out of school to engage in child labor or get married.

A Syrian refugee child sells flowers in the street in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.

Lebanon | Dec 7, 2021

Lebanon's elderly population devastated by crash

As one of the 16 countries in the world that don’t offer social security, older people in Lebanon are spending their last years struggling and depending on aid groups to survive.