The Beirut Banyan

A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Dr. Suheir El-Ghali, a specialist in social work - a university professor and expert in family and developmental counseling, founder of a developmental vision. Gaelle Karam, a medical social worker, active in issues of child and women protection. سمر بولس مساعدة اجتماع...

A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Samar Boulos, a social worker and active member of Lebanese civil society through various boards and volunteering opportunities. She gained grassroots experience in local governance, advocacy, and organizational management. She was appointed President of Association de...

A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Mirna Dagher, coordinator and professor in the Department of Medical Social Work at the Lebanese University and director of Brad Al-Hay Association. And Helena Rizkallah, a specialist in medical social work and sctivist in child and women protection issues. مريم موزي،...

A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Hiyam Kahi - with over 40 years of experience in social work and academia. And Christelle Hleyhel - specialist in medical social work and an activist in child protection issues. مريم موزي، اختصاصية في العمل الصحي الاجتماعي، ناشطة في قضايا حماية الأطفال والقضايا البيئية...

A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Diana Abi Aad, a specialist in medical social work. And Mariam Mauzi, a specialist in medical social work and activist in child protection and environmental issues. مريم موزي، اختصاصية في العمل الصحي الاجتماعي، ناشطة في قضايا حماية الأطفال والقضايا البيئية Hosted by so...

A conversation with Ramzi Abou-Ismail and George Wardini. Looking back on their online series The Happy Hour, political pragmatism vs rigidity and puritanism, regional events and how they brush against narrower identity, national borders and their long-term viability, and where attitudes and social trends are moving. Ramzi Abou-Ismail recently completed his PhD in political psychology. George Ward...

A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Anita Jarjour, a specialist in medical social work and a researcher in political and administrative sciences, and a political activist. Currently working as the Program manager at the "Istidama - Lebanon" association. Simon Bachawati, a specialist in social work, a uni...

A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Natalie Chemaly, a social work specialist with experience in working with at-risk girls and juvenile offenders, also focuses on economically empowering women and currently works in the field of mental health. Vanessa Fakhri, a specialist in health care and gender-focus...

A miniseries covering social work history and research in Lebanon. Tonight's guests include: Dr. Suheir El-Ghali, a specialist in social work - a university professor and expert in family and developmental counseling, founder of a developmental vision. Gaelle Karam, a medical social worker, active in issues of child and women protection. Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. We...

Starting Monday, 29 April at 8pm. A daily miniseries hosted on The Beirut Banyan podcast & Social Work Research Hub’s YouTube channel. Including intergenerational conversations & roundtable discussions on social work history in Lebanon. Hosted by Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. Stay tuned… سلسلة فيديوهات قصيرة على يوتيوب الخاصة بيروت بانيان بودكاست و مركز SWorld لأبحاث العمل الاجتماعي. يتضمن ذلك...

A conversation with musician Zeid Hamdan. Covering Ziad's eclectic career spanning nearly three decades (from Soap Kills to Zeid and the Wings to his more recent band Bedouin Burger), a decision to leave Beirut and heal through creativity, and an ultimate return to performing in Lebanon. Co-hosted by Wael Taleb. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help s...

A conversation with Christina Assi - photojournalist and photo editor at AFP. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. Made special with the audience that joined. Covering Christina's lifelong passion for photojournalism, an initial false comfort of wartime coverage along the Lebanese-Israeli border, surviving the October 13 Israeli attack that took Issam Abdallah's life and left Christina with an amputated...

A conversation with Michael Young - senior editor at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut and editor of Diwan, Carnegie's Middle East blog. Covering latest Iranian and Israeli attacks, symbolism & psychological notions of victory, US policy vis-a-vis Israel and inherent obstacles towards Israeli-Palestinian peace, the lack of good options for Lebanon and an indefinitely stalle...

A conversation with David Schenker - Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Covering ongoing Hezbollah-Israel attacks, diplomacy and deescalation efforts, difficulties surrounding UNSCR 1701's implementation, opposition capabilities and the likelihood of expanded war into Lebanon. Read his recen...

A conversation with Ralph Baydoun - media monitor and analyst, and founder of Influeanswers. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A discussion on the wider role of media monitoring and online data analysis, an explanation of social listening and research on state-sponsored weaponization of social media, different tools to measure online content's 'viral' impact, built-in polarization that contributes to...

A conversation with Maya Gebeily- Reuters Bureau Chief of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today. Covering Issam Abdallah's killing, the investigation process into the October 13 Israeli attack on Lebanese reporters, Reuters' response and special report, along with the wider difficulties matched with fact-finding ethics of reporting from a war...

A conversation with Lorenzo Trombetta - senior Middle East correspondent and analyst. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A look back on Lorenzo's two decades long career as a correspondent for ANSA and LiMes covering Syria and Lebanon, and as a researcher looking at power relations within the Assad regime, the intermediary dynamics that shape modern Syrian history and the geopolitics that have dominate...

My interview with LBC (UK) Radio on continued escalation along the Lebanese-Israeli border and attacks against UNIFIL observers.

A conversation with Lamia Moubayed - President of Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A look back on Basil Fuleihan's legacy in addition to current efforts to promote fiscal awareness and responsibility, simplifying budgets for citizen access, public procurement and limited success stories, and a necessary 'militantism' from within that pushes for better civic engag...

A conversation with Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A reflection on the nineteen year anniversary of March 14, 2005 and parallels of the rise and fall of political movements in Lebanon. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Sub...

A conversation with Antoni Barakat and Karl Haddad - co-founders of Naqd Media. Looking back on Naqd Media's inception post-October 17, 2019, navigating social media narrative wars and gauging a younger audience by design, reasons for relaunching their website today (naqd.media) and a reflection on March 14, 2005. Follow Naqd Media on Instagram: [at]naqdmedia Help support The Beirut Banyan by cont...

A conversation with Tylor Brand - author of Famine Worlds: Life at the Edge of Suffering in Lebanon's Great War. Tylor Brand received his Ph. D. from the American University of Beirut in 2014 and has taught at AUB, the American University of Sharjah and in his current position in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. His book Famine Worlds: Life at the Edge...

A conversation with Ziad Akl - director of YASA - Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA). An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today. Covering road safety promotion, driving education and awareness, and achieving improved traffic conditions. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page...

A conversation with David Wood - senior analyst at Crisis Group. An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today. Covering warfront expansion deeper into Lebanon, “cautious escalation” between Hezbollah and Israel and wider geopolitical developments. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: h...

A conversation with Richard Salame - journalist at The Public Source. An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today. A discussion covering fact-checking and journalism in Lebanon, relative perspectives on public sourcing, a passion for the public sector and other topics ranging from reporting on the IMF staff level agreement to recurring civil employee strikes. Help support The...