The advent of COVID-19 (known locally as the coronavirus) in Lebanon last February has further deepened existing divisions within certain cities and villages: communities were either branded “epicentres” of the COVID-19 outbreak, or residents were considered blessed to have genetic and/or layered immunity against the virus. This was largely due[...]
Feature image Black February Facebook Page, March 12, 2018: A meme mocks the idea of Egypt running its own Facebook platform. It reads: “Minister of Communications: Soon, we will have a special Egyptian Facebook, just for us. Request a friendship by answering a form from Madam Afaf on the fourth.”[...]
