Compound Crises: Ziad Abu-Rish Reports on the Explosion in Beirut

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Aug 11, 2020 Lebanon

Compound Crises: Ziad Abu-Rish Reports on the Explosion in Beirut

By : Status/الوضع Audio-Visual Podcast Hosts

On Tuesday, 4 August 2020, a massive explosion rocked Beirut and sent a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. The blast, which struck the city with a force comparable to a 3.5 magnitude earthquake, destroyed much of the country’s main port, flattened and damaged hundreds of buildings, including three hospitals, and a huge number of businesses and homes. As of our recording on August 8, 135 fatalities have been counted, 300,000 have been displaced and over 5000 have been injured. Hundreds of people are still trying to know the whereabouts of their loved ones who went missing.

To get a better picture of what happened in Beirut and the economic and political crisis compounded by the covid-19 pandemic that is pushing the country to the brink of economic collapse, Shahram Aghamir spoke with Ziad Abu Rish the Co-Director of the MA Program in Human Rights and the Arts, and Visiting Associate Professor of Human Rights, at Bard College. Ziad is a 2020–21 Research Fellow in the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University. His research explores state formation, economic development, and popular mobilizations in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Lebanon and Jordan. He serves as Co-Editor of Arab Studies Journal and Jadaliyya. He is also a Research Fellow at the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS).

Ziad Abu-Rish

Ziad Abu-Rish is the Co-Director of the MA Program in Human Rights and the Arts, and Visiting Associate Professor of Human Rights, at Bard College. Ziad is a 2020–21 Research Fellow in the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University. His research explores state formation, economic development, and popular mobilizations in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Lebanon and Jordan. He serves as Co-Editor of Arab Studies Journal and Jadaliyya. He is also a Research Fellow at the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS). In addition to his publications, Ziad serves as one of the senior editors of the Arab Studies Journal. Ziad is co-editor of Jadaliyya. His co-authored Jadaliyya articles can be found here. Twitter: @ziadaburish

Shahram Aghamir

Shahram Aghamir is a political commentator on issues related to the Middle East for public and alternative media. He is the co-founder and senior producer of Voices of the Middle East and North Africa (VOMENA) on KPFA Radio in Berkeley, California. A selection of his extensive work for Status and VOMENA can be found here.





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Aug 10, 2020 Lebanon
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Healing in Beirut: Filmmaker Jude Chehab on Grassroots Relief Efforts Following the Port Explosion

Status Associate Producer Paola Messina spoke to Lebanese/American filmmaker Jude Chehab about her experiences of the August 4th explosion in Beirut and subsequent protests in the city. In this interview, Jude spoke about how the Lebanese experiences of corruption both domestically and internationally led her and others to organize grassroots and transparent relief efforts in the greater Beirut area. To help contribute to grassroots healing efforts and mutual aid in Beirut, led by Jude and others, you can donate here. Jude has also documented her process for aid distribution on her Instagram.

Jude Chehab

Jude Chehab is a Lebanese/American filmmaker, whose early career work has landed awards, screening in film festivals worldwide. Her credits include collaborations with Refinery29, She Said Films, The Players Tribune, Oxfam GB, and Doctors Without Borders. She was part of Abbas Kiarostami’s last student group in Cuba, where she worked on a piece under his guidance. She was part of the North Star Residency at CIFF and is both a CAAM and NeXtDoc fellow.

Paola C. Messina

Paola Cossermelli Messina is Associate Producer and Post-Production Manager of Status / الوضع  Audio-Visual Magazine. As an audio producer and writer born in Brazil, her research interests fall at the intersections between music, culture and gender in the Middle East. She previously worked as a producer and reporter at a radio station in her home country.





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