The long-time dictator who ruled Libya for nearly four decades with an iron fist may be gone, but racial hatred surfaces increasingly now by the day.
Though most will deny its existence, in Libya discrimination is common not only against migrant black Africans, but also against darker-skinned Libyans, especially from the south of the country.
Denied access to social services, education, adequate housing and employment, Palestinian refugees in Lebanon continue to suffer discrimination, marginalization and treatment as second-class citizens.
Call to Action for Tweeters and Bloggers in the Arab, African and Asian blogosphere! In brief, 24/7 is a campaign created by coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations and independent activists. One aspect of the campaign is the Twog Week initiated by Simba Russeau of Taste Culture and Nadine Moawad of Nasawiya.
Migrants from South Asia, South-East Asia, and Africa come to Lebanon to work and often find themselves toiling under inhuman conditions without the possibility of an exit. It is, without a doubt, modern day slavery. And although there is more and more talk around it in the region, we have done little on the ground...
Lebanon has seen record numbers of tourists this year, with an increasing number of visitors from Asia and Africa, as well as mixed-ethnicity Lebanese returning home for the summer. However, many of them have experienced appalling treatment, amid racist perceptions that conflate the sight of dark skin or Asian features with those of Lebanon's 250,000...
The aim of this workshop was to equip the teachers at the Insan School with the information and tools to help young people understand how the media and the use of images work. Observing the messages and how the media and images affect our everyday lifestyle and interactions with others.
The aim of this workshop was to bring together young people aged 11-16 from various backgrounds in a creative exploration of the use of journalist techniques to create dialogue. Many of the participants were refugees or children of domestic workers in Lebanon who face marginalization in a country not their own. Placed in a group...