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Legal Memo

How Do I Secure my Rights as a Tenant When My Dwelling Is Rehabilitated by a Renovating Company or Association?

Study

Homelessness in the Wake of the Disaster

Housing conditions in the neighborhoods affected by the Aug.4 2020 Beirut blast

The Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port blast killed 217 people, injured 7,000 others, and displaced some 300,000 people, causing widespread devastation and leaving no less than 1,120 buildings in need for renovation, notably in the neighborhoods closest to the blast site. To date, it is estimated that only 30% of the residents of Beirut’s affected neighborhoods have actually returned to their homes.

Petition

“Zero Eviction”

For the Protection of the Inhabitants of the Neighborhoods Affected by the 4th of August Explosion, and the Guarantee of Their Return

After the explosion of the port, residents of the affected neighborhoods in particular, have been absent from many issues related to their lives and livelihoods. They are absent from the discussion about the …

Legal Memo

After the Port’s Explosion, What Are My Rights As a Tenant in the Damaged Buildings?

Project

How to Protect Residents of the Neighborhoods Affected by the Beirut Port Explosion

In the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, residents of the affected neighborhoods in particular, have been excluded from topics related to their lives. Seeing the result of the …

Publication

How to Protect Residents of the Neighborhoods Affected by the Beirut Port Explosion?

In the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, residents of the affected neighborhoods in particular, have been excluded from topics related to their lives. Seeing the result of the …

Study

How did Official Authorities Tackle the Housing Crisis Caused by the Beirut Port Explosion?

Hours after the port explosion devastated Beirut, the governor, Judge Marwan Abboud, appeared tearfully on television, declaring that about 300,000 people had become homeless in the Lebanese capital. With this news, individuals, organizations, …

Research-Based Article

Removing Dwellers From Their Neighborhoods’ Reconstruction Process

The state’s recklessness has opened the way for unreliable relief operations, waste of money, time and efforts, in addition to ambiguity in the path and fate of donation funds. The ruling class is …

Investigation

The Nature of Communal Involvement in the Reconstruction Projects in Lebanon

This article is a call to consider communal engagement a creative process, centered on professional designers’ means of communication and insight. To justify the argument, we first address two reconstruction projects located within …

Investigation

The Tarik Jdideh Explosion:

Where Are the People in the Aftermath of the Forgotten Explosion?

After a large explosion claimed casualties, destroyed a number of apartments, and terrified the people of the area, the results of the Tarik Jdideh explosion disappeared from the breaking news and evening bulletins, …

Research-Based Article

Comments about the law for the Protection of affected areas and the support of its reconstruction:

Encouraging Property Monopoly in the Name of Sectarianism

In its legislative session on September 30, 2020, the Parliament ratified the law for the Protection of the areas affected by the explosion in the port of Beirut and for the support of …