These are some of Dalal’s contributions to the print media:
Has the World Grown Weary of Syria?
On this, the second anniversary of the start of the Syrian uprising, perhaps no word summarizes the world’s mood as well as this one: weary.
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Lebanon first civil marriage raises hope for change.
Lebanon first civil marriage raises hope for change.
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Cartoonists capture angst of Syrian conflict
Comics and cartoons portraying the ongoing violence are flourishing since the revolt began in 2011.
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Syria Hardens Its Response to Rebels in Damascus Clashes
Tensions escalated in Damascus on Tuesday as clashes between the Syrian Army and rebels near the city center extended into a third day, with government forces throwing a security cordon around some embattled neighborhoods, firing from helicopters and reinforcing the number of tanks on the streets.
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U.N. Extends Syria Mission as Violence Rises to New Heights
With violence reaching new heights in Syria, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a 30-day extension of the monitor mission there on Friday, throwing what amounted to a thin lifeline to Kofi Annan, the special envoy in the Syrian conflict, to save his paralyzed peace plan from total irrelevance.
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Palestinians in Syria Are Reluctantly Drawn Into Vortex of Uprising
The body of a Hamas official was found in his home on Wednesday night, bearing marks of torture. A colonel in the Palestine Liberation Army was sprawled in his car on Tuesday, fatally shot near his home. Three Palestinians were shot down in the alleyways of a refugee camp late last Sunday by a group of unidentified gunmen.
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Syria Shoots Down Turkish Warplane, Fraying Ties Further
Turkey announced Friday that Syrian forces had shot down a Turkish warplane with two crew members over the Mediterranean, a potentially ominous turn for the worse in relations already frayed because of Turkey’s support for Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
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Ex-Premier Says Syrian Government Is Falling Apart
Syria’s former prime minister, who fled the country last week, said on Tuesday in his first public appearance since his defection that the government of President Bashar al-Assad was crumbling internally under the pressure of relentless fighting against rebels, and from betrayals by loyalists who want only to flee.
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Syrian Conflict Crosses Border Into Lebanon in Abductions
Spillover from the Syrian conflict hit Lebanon in a frightening new way on Wednesday with the abduction of more than 30 Syrians inside Lebanese territory, which their captors called revenge for the kidnapping of a relative inside Syria.
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Rebels Pull Back as Syrian Military Continues Moving In on Aleppo
Rebel fighters in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, said Wednesday that government forces had opened a ground assault, forcing them to pull back from parts of the city because their ammunition was running low, as new disputes arose around the contentious issue of foreign military support for President Bashar al-Assad, and for the opposition.
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Lebanese Jews in New York: Longing for Home
Syria: Too Much Information?
How journalists wade through a social-media flood
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News Analysis: Status and future of the Palestinian UN membership bid
Lebanon’s History Awaits Its Textbook
Recently, I saw four boys sitting at lunch near Bliss Street. They were talking about politics and student elections before moving to a conversation about civil war. Though only about 20 years of age, they discussed violence with a sense of normalcy, their debate echoing confessional odium and…
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A Green New Deal Is Good For Lebanon
Lebanon faces a threat. Its natural environment has reached a state of degradation approaching the point of no return. Yet, like many developing and middle-income countries, it is still focused on economic growth and lifting people out of poverty. Protecting the Lebanese environment seems only secondary to these objectives.
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A Lost City
As you read this, another old mansion in Beirut is being torn down. Ottoman-style houses with high ceilings, Venetian windows and arches previously embodied Beirut’s architecture and the city’s cultural heritage. But they are being demolished and replaced with concrete buildings, skyscrapers and high-rise towers.
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon: From Deprivation to Violence
In 1948, one hundred thousand Palestinians fled from Palestine to find refuge in Lebanon. Provisional camps were built at that time to provide them with shelter. Their number has increased over the years to more than 400 000 refugees, 53% of them living in one of twelve camps throughout the country.
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Syrian Families Seek Refuge in Lebanon’s Northern Villages
Haje Fatmeh can hardly speak or walk. At 80 years old, fleeing her hometown in Syria and crossing into Lebanon on foot is a disheartening task. Thursday at dawn, she escaped the Syrian village of Talkalakh. Accompanied by her two granddaughters, they are seeking refuge at their relative’s home in Machta Hammoud, Wadi Khaled – a northern Lebanese village just across the border.
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When Banks Go Green
Green is no longer just the color of the dollars in our banks. Around the world, banks are going green by launching environmentally friendly initiatives and providing innovative green products.
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Le béton menace le vieux Beyrouth
Livrés à la cupidité des promoteurs immobiliers proches du pouvoir, les anciens quartiers perdent peu à peu leur identité. Il devient urgent de mettre en place un plan d’urbanisme, s’alarme une journaliste libanaise.
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Beyrouth, une jungle de béton étouffante
C’était un matin typique, j’étais bloquée dans les embouteillages, écoutant de la musique, quand j’ai reçu un appel de Nabiha. Pleurant, elle me dit : « Ils sont en train de déraciner l’arbre, l’arbre à côté de ma maison, celui que ma grand-mère a planté ; l’arbre aux oiseaux qui chantent et bercent mes journées, l’énorme arbre. Comment peuvent-ils faire cela ? »
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Où est la République?
La République libanaise a été créée en 1926 avec l’adoption de la première Constitution sous le mandat français. Quatre-vingt-trois ans plus tard, le Liban est toujours décrit comme étant une république, mais avec une sphère publique quasiment absente. Au Liban, tout ce qui est « public » connote la corruption, l’inefficacité et la déficience.
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مقابلة مع الخبير الإقتصادي سامي نادر
مشروع النهر الأخضر: نهر بيروت من مشكلة بيئية إلى متنفس طبيعي للمدينة
مقابلة مع النائب نهاد المشنوق
مقابلة مع الدكتور كرم كرم حول اللامركزية الإدارية
Architectural Anomaly Stokes Dissent in Sugar Hill
An avant-garde design rises on the edge of West Harlem’s historic district.
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The Goodness of Gardening
In Hamilton Heights, pensioner Jennifer Benitez is on a mission to improve the neighborhood – and tending her beloved community garden has also furthered her deeper quest for inner peace.
Occupy Wall Street Update
As New York City police moved in to evict Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park, Northattan reporters were there to report the eviction and the aftermath.
Northattan Covers the March, End to End
Northattan’s reporters followed the Occupy Wall Street End to End March from its beginning in Washington Heights till it reached Zuccotti Park.