Lina AbiRafehHow to leave your country in the middle of warThese days, I toggle between heartbreak and rage. Every night, I wake up at 2am, and again a few hours later, to read the news coming out…5d ago55d ago5
Lina AbiRafehIn the Halls of Power, Promises Fail PeopleThe annual UN General Assembly — better known by its cute little acronym, UNGA — just concluded in New York. This was the 79th year where…Oct 13Oct 13
Lina AbiRafehKeeping faith alive in a dark world…I’m struggling to have faith these days. Truthfully, I never had it. I don’t subscribe to religion and don’t hold imaginary hopes (unless…Sep 8Sep 8
Lina AbiRafehAre we “Acting for Humanity” on this World Humanitarian Day?Today, August 19, is World Humanitarian Day. This day honors humanitarian workers and raises awareness of humanitarian efforts around the…Aug 191Aug 191
Lina AbiRafehBeirut Blast Four Years Later… and Lebanon Still BleedsToday marks four years since the devastating blast that tore through Beirut. This event–one of the largest non nuclear explosions in…Aug 411Aug 411
Lina AbiRafehTo Harris or not to Harris*Props once again to Kit Nicholson who digs deep and gets the good stuff!Jul 302Jul 302
Lina AbiRafehThe Price of Principles*With profound thanks to Yasmina Benslimane for the passion and purpose behind the principles, and to Olivia Hooper for the research.Jul 182Jul 182
Lina AbiRafehPolitics and Feminism in Bed: How does your guy measure up?I’m not in the business of judging other people. I’m too busy living my feminist life to care much about who is–or isn’t– feminist. I hold…Jun 271Jun 271
Lina AbiRafehElection-Angst and the Best of Bad Choices*Huge thanks to Kit Nicholson for research, writing, and retaining hope in what is to come.May 291May 291
Lina AbiRafehLove in the Time of GenocideIn Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez writes of love in a political period of illness and war. Love takes the shape of the…May 161May 161