Farah-Silvana Kanaan

Farah-Silvana Kanaan is a Lebanese-Italian writer, editor, and dramaturg. She is part of the Lebanese independent media collective The Public Source and focuses on the intersection between the arts and sociopolitical issues.

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Amid Israel uncertainty, Lebanese await ‘the end of the world’

Dark humour, quiet desperation and deep divisions. Here's what people in Lebanon are feeling as fear of more war with Israel grows.

10 MIN READ

Amid Israel uncertainty, Lebanese await ‘the end of the world’

‘Why should we trust them?’: Lebanon’s new government met with cynicism

Lebanese citizens have little confidence that change is on the horizon with the newly-elected billionaire prime minister, Nijab Mikati.

14 MIN READ

‘Why should we trust them?’: Lebanon’s new government met with cynicism

A weaponless warzone: Lebanon is already past the brink of collapse

While headlines around the world have kept warning that Lebanon is ‘on the brink of’ collapse for over a year now, most Lebanese will tell you that their state has already collapsed.

12 MIN READ

A weaponless warzone: Lebanon is already past the brink of collapse

'How much more can we take?' Beirut is in mourning and rejects ‘resilience’

Beirut is a city in shock but its residents are clear-eyed about who they see as the culprit behind the disaster at the port.

11 MIN READ

'How much more can we take?' Beirut is in mourning and rejects ‘resilience’