Elia J. Ayoub

Ayoub

Elia Ayoub is a UK-based post-doctoral researcher and writer from Lebanon. He is the founder of The Fire These Times podcast and a co-founder of From the Periphery media collective. He holds a MA in Cultural Analysis on the linguistics politics of Zionism as well as a PhD on postwar Lebanese cinema. He runs a newsletter on the region called Hauntologies.net, and can be found on Bluesky, Mastodon and Instagram.

Mapping project challenges Lebanon’s 'amnesia' over its own past

Anaysis: An ambitious mapping project in Lebanon pulls together more than 150 initiatives dedicated to addressing the country's past, reports Joey Ayoub.

25 October, 2018

'The choice is between austerity and affordable housing'

Londoners have staged a demonstration outside a local borough meeting, demanding Barnet Council ensure the safety of all its residents - rich and poor - following the Grenfell Tower disaster.

28 June, 2017

'Remove deadly cladding from our borough,' say Grenfell survivors

Two survivors of the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze are campaigning for London's Barnet Council to remove building cladding that may be flammable.

22 June, 2017

Jo Cox and Grenfell victims remembered at community Iftar

The ‘Syrian Refugee Community Iftar’ was a part of the #GreatGetTogether campaign, a series of parties across the UK, aimed at improving community cohesion.

19 June, 2017

Beirut Madinati to Beirut Pride: What's Nasrallah afraid of?

Comment: Without sectarian and patriarchal oppression, none of the warlords-turned-politicians, their business associates or their (exclusively male) religious allies can operate, writes Joey Ayoub.

22 May, 2017

Lebanese politicians are scapegoating Syrian refugees

Comment: The Lebanese government is using Syrian refugees as scapegoats in order to divert attention away from its own unpopularity and extensive failures, writes Joey Ayoub.

13 April, 2017

Empowerment is underway, despite Nasrallah's homophobia and misogyny

Comment: Nasrallah's recent sermon was all about promoting the same fixed gender roles that place him at the top of the hierarchy, writes Joey Ayoub.

03 April, 2017

What's behind Stop the War's aversion to Syria voices?

Comment: The problem with the Stop the War coalition, is that it is fundamentally not anti-war, but simply anti-western intervention, writes Joey Ayoub.

17 October, 2016