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Historians, educators, journalists, and institutions producing rigorous work on Lebanese history. Start here.
Heritage and Roots
A dedicated Arabic and English content platform on Lebanese and Levantine history spanning ancient Phoenicia to the present day. Known for detailed, visually rich explainers on often-overlooked chapters — from the Emirate of Mount Lebanon to the civil war's political factions — presented with historical neutrality and clear sourcing.
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Fawwaz Traboulsi
Professor at the American University of Beirut and author of 'A History of Modern Lebanon' (Pluto Press), widely regarded as the most comprehensive single-volume account of Lebanon from the 19th century to the present. A leading voice on Lebanese political economy, sectarianism, and social movements.
Ussama Makdisi
Professor of History at Rice University and author of several essential works including 'The Culture of Sectarianism' and 'Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World'. A leading historian of the Ottoman Levant and Arab cultural history.
Samir Kassir
Journalist, historian, and political activist who co-founded the Democratic Left Movement in Lebanon. Author of 'Beirut' (University of California Press), a sweeping biography of the city. Assassinated in June 2005 by a car bomb in Beirut — a death widely attributed to Syrian intelligence. His work remains essential on Beirut's urban history and the question of Arab democracy.
L'Orient Today
Lebanon's only English-language daily newspaper of record, an offshoot of the historic French-language L'Orient Le Jour. Essential for day-to-day coverage of Lebanese politics, society, and crises, with a strong archival practice and investigative journalism.
The Public Source
A Beirut-based independent media organization producing investigative journalism and visual storytelling on political economy, corruption, and the Lebanese state. One of the clearest analytical voices on the banking collapse, the Beirut port explosion, and structural governance failures.
Daraj Media
An independent Arabic-language digital media platform founded by prominent Arab journalists, with strong coverage of Lebanon alongside other Arab countries. Produces in-depth investigative reports on political corruption, human rights, and foreign interference.
Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy
A research institute at the American University of Beirut producing policy research on Lebanese governance, refugee policy, political reform, and regional geopolitics. Publishes working papers, analyses, and policy briefs by leading Lebanese and regional scholars.
International Crisis Group — Lebanon
The Crisis Group's Lebanon desk produces field-reported analysis and policy recommendations on political crises, Hezbollah, sectarian tensions, and regional dynamics. Their Lebanon reports are among the most cited sources on political risk and conflict analysis.