The prison Inside me: meeting with Samar Yazbek Well before the Syrian uprising, Samar Yazbek was challenging the existing taboos of Syrian society in her novels. Since the early days of the revolution, she was involved in the pro-revolutionary movements on the ground, despite the daily threats she was submitted to. Mashallah News met with her in Paris where she currently lives in exile. 2012-09-19

Harassmap, the pink mafia Launched in December 2010, HarassMap was founded by Rebecca Chiao, a human rights activist, and Engy Ghozlan, an Egyptian activist, equally engaged in women’s rights. Thanks to a very adaptable technology, victims of harassment are enabled to report on incidents through simply sending an SMS to HarassMap (0169870900). 2012-01-28

Les grands ensembles, a visual history of social housing in Algiers Karim Kal is a French-Algerian photographer who graduated in 2003 from the Vevey school of photography (Switzerland). His main inspiration is Algiers, its relation to the world and its recent history. 2011-09-22

Beirut’s Informal Art Spaces Isabelle Mayault from Mashallah news’ invites us to visit a few of Beirut’s informal, alternative, independent art spaces…it’s all about activating news spaces to the public. 2011-04-21

“Pidgin Madam” “Pidgin Madam” is a very creative mix of Singhalese and Arabic used by Sri Lankan maids and their employers in Lebanon. Fida Bizri, Lebanese linguist made this language her area of research. 2011-01-15

Beirut 39. La giovane generazione di autori arabi nel paese dei cedri Quest’anno oltre cinquanta incontri letterari si sono tenuti in caffè, biblioteche, università e teatri di Beirut, su un tema centrale: chi sono le nuove voci della letteratura araba moderna? 2010-04-28

Beirut 39. La jeune génération d'auteurs arabes au pays du cèdre Cette année pas moins de 50 rencontres littéraires se sont tenues dans les cafés, bibliothèques, universités et théâtres de Beyrouth autour d'une question centrale : qui sont les nouvelles voix de la littérature arabe moderne? 2010-04-26

Bipod: When the body enters politics Bipod: neither iPod nor biped, this name sounds like the one of a robot from Star Wars, and yet! The so called event is exactly the opposite of all automatism: Bipod is a contemporary dance festival born in Beirut in 2007; a revolution for the world of arts in the Middle East. 2010-04-12

Bipod: Quand le corps entre en politique Festival de danse contemporaine né à Beyrouth en 2007, Bipod est une petite révolution pour le monde des arts au Moyen-Orient. Ainsi du 16 avril au 2 mai prochains, les meilleures compagnies de la danse contemporaine se produiront à Beyrouth, Damas, Amman et Ramallah. 2010-04-07

The Hangar, the sheikh and the Hezbollah. Incursion in the Dahiye... Dahiye: the word seems to drain a lot of stigmatisation. In Arabic, the word simply stands for “suburb”. In Lebanon, it designates the southern suburbs of the capital city. Its connotation is all but friendly. 2010-02-01

Le Hangar, le cheikh et le Hezbollah. Incursion dans la Dahiye... Dahiye: le mot seul semble drainer son lot de stigmatisation. En arabe, il signifie simplement «banlieue». Au Liban, il désigne l'ensemble de la périphérie sud de la capitale, et sa connotation est tout sauf amicale. 2010-01-24