Layla Yammine

Layla Yammine is a journalist at The Public Source.

Intertwined electricity and generator cables hang close to the balcony of an apartment in the industrial zone of Beirut

Sound and the Fury: Living With Noise Pollution in Beirut

In the absence of people-centric urban planning and amid systematic neglect from the government, Beirut's residents are exposed to relentless noise pollution.

Sound and the Fury: Living With Noise Pollution in Beirut

A composite of a senior woman protesting during the October 2019 uprising in the foreground against an old Mar Mkhayel barber shop in the background.

Indefinitely Deferred: Dignified Retirement Inaccessible to Most

Layla Yammine

Indefinitely Deferred: Dignified Retirement Inaccessible to Most

A composite of two images: a girl covering her eyes and looking away with a shy smile on her face in the foreground, with a classroom in the background.

Public Education: Thousands of Children Left Behind at the Start of the School Year

Layla Yammine

Christina Cavalcanti

Public Education: Thousands of Children Left Behind at the Start of the School Year

Composite of images taken of Lebanese passports and of the Beirut International Airport.

“Like a Prison”: Lebanon’s General Security Makes Passport Renewal a Nightmare

Yara El Murr

Christina Cavalcanti

Layla Yammine

“Like a Prison”: Lebanon’s General Security Makes Passport Renewal a Nightmare

Composite of images provided by Zoukak of their performance of the Rave Empire in France.

Zoukak’s Political Theater: A Space for Collective Reflection Amid Crisis

Layla Yammine

Yara El Murr

Zoukak’s Political Theater: A Space for Collective Reflection Amid Crisis

Composite of images taken at a hospital in Lebanon and of protests organized by Lebanese University students. Photos taken on October 19, 2021 and October 25, 2011, by Marwan Tahtah. (The Public Source)

Students or Workers? Lebanese University Medical Students on the Frontline of a Crumbling Healthcare System

Yara El Murr

Layla Yammine

Students or Workers? Lebanese University Medical Students on the Frontline of a Crumbling Healthcare System