A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guest is Janne Ghostine. Janne has over 40 years of experience in social work, working with juvenile delinquents and child protection services, and co-founded the Dar Al Amal Association. She is nurse and social work graduate from Saint Joseph University (1964). Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. Audio version available on The Beirut Banyan podcast. We extend ...
May 19, 2024•31 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Renee Khoury, a specialist in medical social work and activist in mental health issues. And Jeanine Nawfal, with over four decades of social work experience. Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. Audio version available on The Beirut Banyan podcast. We extend our thanks to CEREC (www.thecerec.org) for providing the studio. The opinions expressed i...
May 15, 2024•30 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Rajaa Chatila, specialized in social work, with 32 years of professional social work experience, social training, and university teaching/education. Consultant in administrative and professional development. Majidaa Jbeily, an instructor in social work and a researcher, with over 22 years of experience in social work and expertise in Social Work with disable people. ...
May 12, 2024•59 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Mirna Dagher, coordinator and professor in the Department of Medical Social Work at the Lebanese University and director of Brad Al-Hay Association. And Helena Rizkallah, a specialist in medical social work and sctivist in child and women protection issues. مريم موزي، اختصاصية في العمل الصحي الاجتماعي، ناشطة في قضايا حماية الأطفال والقضايا البيئية Hosted by social wo...
May 11, 2024•27 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Hiyam Kahi - with over 40 years of experience in social work and academia. And Christelle Hleyhel - specialist in medical social work and an activist in child protection issues. Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. Audio version available on The Beirut Banyan podcast. We extend our thanks to CEREC (www.thecerec.org) for providing the studio. The ...
May 10, 2024•35 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Diana Abi Aad, a specialist in medical social work. And Mariam Mauzi, a specialist in medical social work and activist in child protection and environmental issues. مريم موزي، اختصاصية في العمل الصحي الاجتماعي، ناشطة في قضايا حماية الأطفال والقضايا البيئية Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. Audio version available on The Beirut Banyan podcast. ...
May 09, 2024•20 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Anita Jarjour, a specialist in medical social work and a researcher in political and administrative sciences, and a political activist. Currently working as the Program manager at the "Istidama - Lebanon" association. Simon Bachawati, a specialist in social work, a university professor, with experience in the field of developmental work and local governance, serves a...
May 08, 2024•18 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Natalie Chemaly, a social work specialist with experience in working with at-risk girls and juvenile offenders, also focuses on economically empowering women and currently works in the field of mental health. Vanessa Fakhri, a specialist in health care and gender-focused activism. Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. Audio version available on Th...
May 07, 2024•19 min
A conversation with Ziad Yamout - member of Mada Network and Thalia Kattoura - president of AUB Secular Club. A look at protests for Palestine at AUB and across Lebanese university campuses, objectives related to information demands and company divestment, obstacles to unity and refraining from particular group affiliation, shared aspirations with US-based student encampments and expectations moving forward. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help sup...
May 06, 2024•46 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Dr. Suheir El-Ghali, a specialist in social work - a university professor and expert in family and developmental counseling, founder of a developmental vision. Gaelle Karam, a medical social worker, active in issues of child and women protection. سمر بولس مساعدة اجتماعية، رئيسة جمعية المساعدين الاجتماعيين في لبنان نورا دكاش، منشطة اجتماعية، مدرسة جامعية، مدربة واستشا...
May 06, 2024•22 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Samar Boulos, a social worker and active member of Lebanese civil society through various boards and volunteering opportunities. She gained grassroots experience in local governance, advocacy, and organizational management. She was appointed President of Association des Assistants Sociaux au Liban (AASL) since January 2020 and she was a member at the board of the Ass...
May 05, 2024•26 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Mirna Dagher, coordinator and professor in the Department of Medical Social Work at the Lebanese University and director of Brad Al-Hay Association. And Helena Rizkallah, a specialist in medical social work and sctivist in child and women protection issues. مريم موزي، اختصاصية في العمل الصحي الاجتماعي، ناشطة في قضايا حماية الأطفال والقضايا البيئية Hosted by social wo...
May 04, 2024•35 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Hiyam Kahi - with over 40 years of experience in social work and academia. And Christelle Hleyhel - specialist in medical social work and an activist in child protection issues. مريم موزي، اختصاصية في العمل الصحي الاجتماعي، ناشطة في قضايا حماية الأطفال والقضايا البيئية Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. Audio version available on The Beirut Ban...
May 03, 2024•37 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Diana Abi Aad, a specialist in medical social work. And Mariam Mauzi, a specialist in medical social work and activist in child protection and environmental issues. مريم موزي، اختصاصية في العمل الصحي الاجتماعي، ناشطة في قضايا حماية الأطفال والقضايا البيئية Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. Audio version available on The Beirut Banyan podcast. ...
May 02, 2024•19 min
A conversation with Ramzi Abou-Ismail and George Wardini. Looking back on their online series The Happy Hour, political pragmatism vs rigidity and puritanism, regional events and how they brush against narrower identity, national borders and their long-term viability, and where attitudes and social trends are moving. Ramzi Abou-Ismail recently completed his PhD in political psychology. George Wardini is a political content creator and manages PolyBlog. Find Ramzi on Instagram: [at]the.political....
May 01, 2024•1 hr 12 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Anita Jarjour, a specialist in medical social work and a researcher in political and administrative sciences, and a political activist. Currently working as the Program manager at the "Istidama - Lebanon" association. Simon Bachawati, a specialist in social work, a university professor, with experience in the field of developmental work and local governance, serves a...
May 01, 2024•41 min
A miniseries covering social work in Lebanon, dialogues between different generations of social workers. Tonight's guests include: Natalie Chemaly, a social work specialist with experience in working with at-risk girls and juvenile offenders, also focuses on economically empowering women and currently works in the field of mental health. Vanessa Fakhri, a specialist in health care and gender-focused activism. Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. Audio version available on Th...
Apr 30, 2024•27 min
A miniseries covering social work history and research in Lebanon. Tonight's guests include: Dr. Suheir El-Ghali, a specialist in social work - a university professor and expert in family and developmental counseling, founder of a developmental vision. Gaelle Karam, a medical social worker, active in issues of child and women protection. Hosted by social worker Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. We extend our heartfelt thanks to CEREC for providing the studio. The opinions expressed in this video...
Apr 29, 2024•25 min
Starting Monday, 29 April at 8pm. A daily miniseries hosted on The Beirut Banyan podcast & Social Work Research Hub’s YouTube channel. Including intergenerational conversations & roundtable discussions on social work history in Lebanon. Hosted by Aimee Ghanem - founder of Sworld. Stay tuned… سلسلة فيديوهات قصيرة على يوتيوب الخاصة بيروت بانيان بودكاست و مركز SWorld لأبحاث العمل الاجتماعي. يتضمن ذلك حوارات بين الأجيال، ومناقشات طاولة مستديرة حول تاريخ العمل الاجتماعي في لبنان. Sworld تضافة...
Apr 26, 2024•1 min
A conversation with musician Zeid Hamdan. Covering Ziad's eclectic career spanning nearly three decades (from Soap Kills to Zeid and the Wings to his more recent band Bedouin Burger), a decision to leave Beirut and heal through creativity, and an ultimate return to performing in Lebanon. Co-hosted by Wael Taleb. The podcast is only made possible through listener and viewer donations. Please help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating th...
Apr 25, 2024•54 min
A conversation with Christina Assi - photojournalist and photo editor at AFP. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. Made special with the audience that joined. Covering Christina's lifelong passion for photojournalism, an initial false comfort of wartime coverage along the Lebanese-Israeli border, surviving the October 13 Israeli attack that took Issam Abdallah's life and left Christina with an amputated leg, coping through mental and physical scars and her physical recovery ahead. In addition to her co...
Apr 21, 2024•1 hr 18 min
A conversation with Michael Young - senior editor at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut and editor of Diwan, Carnegie's Middle East blog. Covering latest Iranian and Israeli attacks, symbolism & psychological notions of victory, US policy vis-a-vis Israel and inherent obstacles towards Israeli-Palestinian peace, the lack of good options for Lebanon and an indefinitely stalled Baadba process. Read his recent pieces for Diwan: https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/exper...
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 30 min
A conversation with David Schenker - Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Covering ongoing Hezbollah-Israel attacks, diplomacy and deescalation efforts, difficulties surrounding UNSCR 1701's implementation, opposition capabilities and the likelihood of expanded war into Lebanon. Read his recent piece 'Changing the Israel-Lebanon Status Quo: U.S. Options': https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/...
Apr 09, 2024•37 min
A conversation with Ralph Baydoun - media monitor and analyst, and founder of Influeanswers. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A discussion on the wider role of media monitoring and online data analysis, an explanation of social listening and research on state-sponsored weaponization of social media, different tools to measure online content's 'viral' impact, built-in polarization that contributes to the spread of disinformation, and partial curbing measures that platforms - and countries - are taki...
Apr 05, 2024•1 hr 42 min
A conversation with Maya Gebeily- Reuters Bureau Chief of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today. Covering Issam Abdallah's killing, the investigation process into the October 13 Israeli attack on Lebanese reporters, Reuters' response and special report, along with the wider difficulties matched with fact-finding ethics of reporting from a war zone like South Lebanon. See Reuters special report released on December 7, 2023: https://www.reuter...
Apr 02, 2024•39 min
A conversation with Lorenzo Trombetta - senior Middle East correspondent and analyst. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A look back on Lorenzo's two decades long career as a correspondent for ANSA and LiMes covering Syria and Lebanon, and as a researcher looking at power relations within the Assad regime, the intermediary dynamics that shape modern Syrian history and the geopolitics that have dominated both countries' fate. His recent publication: 'Negotiation and Power in the Middle East. The roots...
Mar 31, 2024•2 hr 35 min
My interview with LBC (UK) Radio on continued escalation along the Lebanese-Israeli border and attacks against UNIFIL observers.
Mar 30, 2024•7 min
A conversation with Lamia Moubayed - President of Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A look back on Basil Fuleihan's legacy in addition to current efforts to promote fiscal awareness and responsibility, simplifying budgets for citizen access, public procurement and limited success stories, and a necessary 'militantism' from within that pushes for better civic engagement and public service. Check out the Institute’s website: ioflebanon.gov Help support The Beirut ...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 50 min
A conversation with Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today. Taped live at Aaliya's Books. A reflection on the nineteen year anniversary of March 14, 2005 and parallels of the rise and fall of political movements in Lebanon. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: ...
Mar 19, 2024•2 hr 7 min
A conversation with Antoni Barakat and Karl Haddad - co-founders of Naqd Media. Looking back on Naqd Media's inception post-October 17, 2019, navigating social media narrative wars and gauging a younger audience by design, reasons for relaunching their website today (naqd.media) and a reflection on March 14, 2005. Follow Naqd Media on Instagram: [at]naqdmedia Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://...
Mar 14, 2024•44 min
