0:00 Intro
1:55 Beirut Blasts
9:49 Forced Change
21:38 Oligarchy of Dictators
32:33 Identity & Citizenship
38:08 The Aftermath
44:35 The Problem
55:48 'Chernobyl Moment'
1:02:53 Thirty Years Ago
We're with Nafez Zouk for Episode 203 of The Beirut Banyan.
Click to watch:
https://youtu.be/f63C1t-ME4o
We address the weekend protests that culminated in the Prime Minister's resignation earlier today. We also discuss the political aftermath of the Beirut blasts last Tuesday, the idea of forced change in recent Lebanese history and whether this is Lebanon's 'Chernobyl Moment'.
Nafez Zouk is a lead economist at Oxford Economics.
Click below to donation links for NGOs involved in the aftermath of Tuesday's Beirut blasts.
Lebanese Red Cross:
https://www.supportlrc.app/donate/
Impact Lebanon / Just Giving:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lebanon-relief?utm_term=re7R78DA2/
Ahla Fawda:
https://www.just-help.org/c/AhlaFawda/
Beit El Baraka:
https://beitelbaraka.net/donation/pay/
Lebanese Food Bank
https://lebanesefoodbank.org/donate/
Live Love Lebanon:
https://www.givingloop.org/livelove/
Caritas Lebanon:
http://www.caritas.org.lb/get_involved/donate/
Lebanon Needs:
https://www.lebanonneeds.org/donate/
Embrace Lebanon:
https://embracelebanon.org/donors-and-partners/
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
Watch these episodes via our YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/c/thebeirutbanyan
Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform.
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter:
@thebeirutbanyan
And check out our website:
www.beirutbanyan.com
Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.
