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Habibi Funk

5. May 2019 Online, Print

The Berlin label owner and DJ Jannis Stürtz republished old Arabic radio music on his small record label Habibi Funk. A conversation about postcolonialism in Beirut, where he plays gigs regularly. The interview was published by the German Daily taz and can be read here in German.

Fight for public places

1. July 2018 Feature, Online

Property speculation in Beirut is forcing tenants out of their homes and displacing fishermen from the port. Therefore, activists are fighting for their right to the city, access to beaches and parcs.

Crafting an alternative Syria

7. July 2017 Allgemein, Online

Art recreates what was lost in the Syrian war In classrooms across Lebanon, Syrian artists use painting, theatre and music to convey the sound, feel and sense of identity of Syria to a new generation, born or brought up as refugees in Lebanon. The article was published on mashallahnews. You can read it here.

Visa procedure for Lebanese

6. July 2017 Feature, Online

They want to visit Germany to party at Wacken Festival, to participate in a workshop or see the girlfriend. Three stories of Lebanese about the struggle of getting Visa and an expert on the question: Is the Visa procedure fair? The article was published on jetzt. de.

Rap against Sexism and Salafists

21. December 2016 Online, Portait

Ten years old, she practised Breakdance in a mosque, with 16 she started rapping: Boutheina El Alouadi is one of the few female professional rapper in Tunisia. There she made her dream come true – nevertheless, she wants to leave the country. The article was published in English,  German und Arabic.