Lebanon schools struggle to integrate Syrian children

UN agencies struggle to meet the education needs of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon.

Lebanon

Does Iran have a card to play in Bahrain?

While protests in Bahrain have remained largely peaceful, does Iran have any influence among the various Bahrain opposition groups?

Saudi Arabia

Female artisans carry on family tradition

Craftswomen in Lebanon are eager to carry on family traditions, although they lack government support.

Lebanon

Lebanon's creative entrepreneurs

Many Lebanese female entrepreneurs and designers have made it internationally, revolutionizing the perception of Lebanon’s fashion.

Lebanon

Female DJs find the beat in Beirut

Beirut's female DJs are multiplying in the city's clubs, bringing their own unique sounds to a scene once dominated by males.

Lebanon

Lebanese women feel inner beauty not enough

Beauty standards in Lebanon have increased pressure on women and men alike, from all ages, to undergo cosmetic surgeries and other forms of enhancement.

Lebanon

Esperance Ghanem on why she writes

Al-Monitor contributor Esperance Ghanem shares her thoughts on journalism.

Lebanon

Imprisoned IS members open up to Lebanese social workers

Two Lebanese sisters have been taking great risks to research the reasons people turn to extremism, interviewing members of IS, al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups in Roumieh prison for their side of the story.

Lebanon

Why did Lebanon's security initiative fail?

Lebanon's former director-general of General Security told Al-Monitor that his initiative to free the abducted Lebanese soldiers and to drive the Islamic State from Lebanon was welcomed by Syria but rejected by the United States and Lebanon.

Lebanon

Hezbollah-Hariri at stalemate

The dialogue between Hezbollah and Future Movement leader Saad Hariri does not seem to be getting anywhere, as security and political issues such as the resistance’s weapons and the presidential vacuum remain unresolved.

Lebanon

Parliamentary presence sticking point for Lebanon's women

Although Lebanon is considered a pioneer country in terms of female empowerment, women are still timidly represented in politics, as these usually access parliament following the death of their relatives.

Lebanon

The 'Red Lips High Heels' movement

In an interview with Al-Monitor, Pamela Chrabieh, holder of a doctorate in theology-sciences of religion, talks about her passion for work and the steps she has taken throughout her life to change how men view women in the workplace.

Lebanon