24th January 2012
Chevening, UK
Our new Chevening Conversations blog is by Lebanese Chevening Scholar Leena Ksaifi. Leena is studying for an MSC in Violence, Conflict and Development at the School of Oriental and African Studies. When you first arrive in London, everything is jaw dropping. Double-decker buses, shiny lights and flashy signs, bikers cycling, pedestrian buttons you press when you want […]
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20th December 2011
Beirut, Lebanon
The theme of last week’s International Human Rights Day was the role that social media can play in highlighting and challenging human rights abuses. So I was excited to be invited to take part in the American University of Beirut’s conference on Social Media Changing Lives, put together by the excellent @mhijazi and his team. […]
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15th December 2011
Beirut, Lebanon
I have now been in Beirut over three months. The Lebanese tell me that the more you learn about this extraordinary country, the less you understand. So I fear that my first impressions could become more confused over the next three years. The contrasts of Lebanon are a well worn cliché, but still hit the […]
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