Justin Salhani
@justinsalhani.bsky.social
Ras Beiruti journalist & writer
Writer, Al Jazeera English
Non resident fellow, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
Journalist-in-residence, Orient-Institut Beirut
Writer, Al Jazeera English
Non resident fellow, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
Journalist-in-residence, Orient-Institut Beirut
Here is the Tahrir Institute team at Bread&Net in Beirut last week. I was part of a panel on narratives during wartime.
The highlight, however, was how stylish I looked in all the photos.
The highlight, however, was how stylish I looked in all the photos.
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Here is the Tahrir Institute team at Bread&Net in Beirut last week. I was part of a panel on narratives during wartime.
The highlight, however, was how stylish I looked in all the photos.
The highlight, however, was how stylish I looked in all the photos.
This is the most interesting part for me.
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
This is the most interesting part for me.
Latest read.
Mishra’s original piece on the politicization of the Shoah in LRB was brilliant. The book picks up where that article left off.
Mishra’s original piece on the politicization of the Shoah in LRB was brilliant. The book picks up where that article left off.
September 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Latest read.
Mishra’s original piece on the politicization of the Shoah in LRB was brilliant. The book picks up where that article left off.
Mishra’s original piece on the politicization of the Shoah in LRB was brilliant. The book picks up where that article left off.
A masterpiece by the late Elias Khoury, who we lost almost a year ago now.
September 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A masterpiece by the late Elias Khoury, who we lost almost a year ago now.
In the screenshot below, a former Biden official justifies killing of [alleged] Hamas fighters' children.
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
August 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
In the screenshot below, a former Biden official justifies killing of [alleged] Hamas fighters' children.
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
5 journalists are dead and the NYT decides to write a smear piece depicting Al Jazeera as a Hamas mouthpiece.
AJ is far from perfect & deserves as much scrutiny & criticism as many others. But the timing & one-sidedness of the article is an effort to legitimise the killing of AJ’s staff.
AJ is far from perfect & deserves as much scrutiny & criticism as many others. But the timing & one-sidedness of the article is an effort to legitimise the killing of AJ’s staff.
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
5 journalists are dead and the NYT decides to write a smear piece depicting Al Jazeera as a Hamas mouthpiece.
AJ is far from perfect & deserves as much scrutiny & criticism as many others. But the timing & one-sidedness of the article is an effort to legitimise the killing of AJ’s staff.
AJ is far from perfect & deserves as much scrutiny & criticism as many others. But the timing & one-sidedness of the article is an effort to legitimise the killing of AJ’s staff.
I just finished Mazen Kerbaj’s collection of editorial cartoons documenting the daily horror’s of Gaza from 17 Oct 2023 until Jan 2024.
It reminds that Israel’s genocidal intent & the wanton, indiscriminate killing of Palestinians was clear from the start
It reminds that Israel’s genocidal intent & the wanton, indiscriminate killing of Palestinians was clear from the start
August 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I just finished Mazen Kerbaj’s collection of editorial cartoons documenting the daily horror’s of Gaza from 17 Oct 2023 until Jan 2024.
It reminds that Israel’s genocidal intent & the wanton, indiscriminate killing of Palestinians was clear from the start
It reminds that Israel’s genocidal intent & the wanton, indiscriminate killing of Palestinians was clear from the start
this is the image that got him nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1983
April 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
this is the image that got him nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1983
“‘Thirty-five children were killed.’ Well, it wasn’t 35 children. It was many fewer.”
“The children who were killed,” (Jack Lew, US ambassador to Israel) added, “turned out to have been the children of Hamas fighters.”
www.propublica.org/article/bide...
“The children who were killed,” (Jack Lew, US ambassador to Israel) added, “turned out to have been the children of Hamas fighters.”
www.propublica.org/article/bide...
January 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
“‘Thirty-five children were killed.’ Well, it wasn’t 35 children. It was many fewer.”
“The children who were killed,” (Jack Lew, US ambassador to Israel) added, “turned out to have been the children of Hamas fighters.”
www.propublica.org/article/bide...
“The children who were killed,” (Jack Lew, US ambassador to Israel) added, “turned out to have been the children of Hamas fighters.”
www.propublica.org/article/bide...
A fighter from Zabadani with Hayat Tahrir ash Sham poses outside Sednaya prison. He said he helped liberate it. They found a thousand people, but not his own relatives who had been disappeared years ago.
December 9, 2024 at 2:16 PM
A fighter from Zabadani with Hayat Tahrir ash Sham poses outside Sednaya prison. He said he helped liberate it. They found a thousand people, but not his own relatives who had been disappeared years ago.
In Ummayad Place, fighters were firing celebratory gunfire into the air. Locals from around country gathered to celebrate & take photos with fighters.
Most were Syrian but we also saw a few foreign fighters. One was from Tatarstan in Russia but said he’d spent 8 years in Syria & planned to stay.
Most were Syrian but we also saw a few foreign fighters. One was from Tatarstan in Russia but said he’d spent 8 years in Syria & planned to stay.
December 9, 2024 at 2:14 PM
In Ummayad Place, fighters were firing celebratory gunfire into the air. Locals from around country gathered to celebrate & take photos with fighters.
Most were Syrian but we also saw a few foreign fighters. One was from Tatarstan in Russia but said he’d spent 8 years in Syria & planned to stay.
Most were Syrian but we also saw a few foreign fighters. One was from Tatarstan in Russia but said he’d spent 8 years in Syria & planned to stay.
An abandoned Syrian Army tank. We saw many abandoned vehicles along the road
December 9, 2024 at 2:11 PM
An abandoned Syrian Army tank. We saw many abandoned vehicles along the road
The Syrian border was unmanned this morning. By the time we crossed back to Lebanon, armed men, who said they were from Hayat Tahrir as Sham, had set up in the vicinity & loosely waved through cars
December 9, 2024 at 2:10 PM
The Syrian border was unmanned this morning. By the time we crossed back to Lebanon, armed men, who said they were from Hayat Tahrir as Sham, had set up in the vicinity & loosely waved through cars
Saydet el Natour in Anfeh
سيّدة الناطور
سيّدة الناطور
December 1, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Saydet el Natour in Anfeh
سيّدة الناطور
سيّدة الناطور
Reports are mounting that a ceasefire could be declared today. Meanwhile, Israel is still heavily bombing Dahiyeh.
Escalations often occur before the end and we hope the end is in sight.
Escalations often occur before the end and we hope the end is in sight.
November 26, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Reports are mounting that a ceasefire could be declared today. Meanwhile, Israel is still heavily bombing Dahiyeh.
Escalations often occur before the end and we hope the end is in sight.
Escalations often occur before the end and we hope the end is in sight.
Israeli attack on Beirut’s Basta Fawqa neighborhood that killed 29 on Saturday.
It was the deadliest attack on Beirut proper since the war started & came without warning.
Palestinian flags are often hung near wreckage after attacks.
It was the deadliest attack on Beirut proper since the war started & came without warning.
Palestinian flags are often hung near wreckage after attacks.
November 25, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Israeli attack on Beirut’s Basta Fawqa neighborhood that killed 29 on Saturday.
It was the deadliest attack on Beirut proper since the war started & came without warning.
Palestinian flags are often hung near wreckage after attacks.
It was the deadliest attack on Beirut proper since the war started & came without warning.
Palestinian flags are often hung near wreckage after attacks.
November 23, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Due to the war, my partner is staying in Paris and I’ve been bouncing around apartments in Beirut for the last year.
Moved into a new place two days ago and decided to start building my personal library to give myself a feeling of rootedness.
Moved into a new place two days ago and decided to start building my personal library to give myself a feeling of rootedness.
November 16, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Due to the war, my partner is staying in Paris and I’ve been bouncing around apartments in Beirut for the last year.
Moved into a new place two days ago and decided to start building my personal library to give myself a feeling of rootedness.
Moved into a new place two days ago and decided to start building my personal library to give myself a feeling of rootedness.
Visiting Carine in Athens for a few days. She bought me a couple books when she was visiting a cousin in Cambridge a few weeks ago, including this one.
November 12, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Visiting Carine in Athens for a few days. She bought me a couple books when she was visiting a cousin in Cambridge a few weeks ago, including this one.
This opening paragraph from a Vox article shows how entrenched anti Arab racism is in the United States. It predates 9/11 by quite a while
November 2, 2024 at 10:27 AM
This opening paragraph from a Vox article shows how entrenched anti Arab racism is in the United States. It predates 9/11 by quite a while
One of the most dystopian things about this war is the various ways people have profited off of it. Here’s an IG ad that popped up on my feed.
October 21, 2024 at 7:30 AM
One of the most dystopian things about this war is the various ways people have profited off of it. Here’s an IG ad that popped up on my feed.
Reports coming in of more rescue workers being killed by Israel in south Lebanon just now
October 9, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Reports coming in of more rescue workers being killed by Israel in south Lebanon just now