Tessa Fox

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Freelance journalist, photographer & filmmaker - 👀 Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Turkey - @ForeignPolicy @Guardian @Reuters @AP @AJEnglish @BBC_Travel

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On the Lookout for Lebanon’s Bird Poachers

Jan 2, 2024 | earthisland.org | Tessa Fox

Overwatch In Lebanon, a small team of bird lovers is protecting vulnerable species. LYIING BELLY DOWN, her elbows propped on the edge of a cliff, Shirine Bou Raffoul peers through her binoculars, watching a group of men and boys among the pines on the other side of the valley. The woods of Akkar al Attiqa, in Lebanon’s far north, are breathtaking — sharp cliffs dramatically giving way to crisp, undulating green — but the scenery is a second thought.
Kibbeh labaniyeh: Lebanese meatballs to start a new year

Jan 1, 2024 | bbc.com | Tessa Fox

Kibbeh labaniyeh: Lebanese meatballs to start a new yearBy Tessa FoxFeatures correspondentTessa FoxKibbeh labaniyeh (meatballs in yoghurt sauce) are eaten on New Year's Day in Lebanon (Credit: Tessa Fox)Barbara Massaad's cookbook, Forever Beirut, shares a recipe for meatballs in yoghurt sauce that is served in Lebanon on New Year's Day.
Australia crackdown on climate protesters grows amid fight against gas project

Oct 31, 2023 | news.mongabay.com | Tessa Fox

The Indigenous ancestral land of Murujuga in Western Australia is home to the world’s oldest and largest collection of petroglyphs, which will be partially destroyed by the country’s biggest fossil fuel project, the Burrup Hub, owned by Woodside Energy.
Why Australia’s answer to Greta Thunberg is facing years behind bars

Oct 11, 2023 | sbs.com.au | Tessa Fox

At 19, this climate activist is now facing serious legal consequences over a foiled protest outside the home of the boss of an energy giant in Western Australia. Here's why she still believes she's on the right side of history. Published 12 October 2023 5:40amBy Tessa FoxSource: SBS NewsImage: Climate activist Matilda Lane-Rose (Supplied / Miles Tweedie Photography)Even as a young kid in school, Matilda Lane-Rose always spoke up when she saw injustices in the playground.
What does land mean to Australia’s Indigenous groups fighting logging?

Oct 5, 2023 | news.mongabay.com | Tessa Fox

Many Indigenous Gumbaynggirr people in Australia feel an intimate connection to their ancestral lands, which holds the trees, animals, ancestral spirits and creation stories that form a core part of their identity and sense of belonging. This landscape, part of the Newry State Forest in New South Wales, Australia, is facing a logging project by the state-owned Forestry Corporation that threatens the habitat of the vulnerable koala species — also a cultural totem.
Sheihk al mahshi: aubergines filled with ground beef

Sep 25, 2023 | bbc.com | Tessa Fox |Nell Rahayel

Sheihk el mahshi is an alluring dish of fried aubergines stuffed with an aromatic filling of beef mince and pine nuts, then baked in a rich tomato sauce.
Black Agenda Report

Aug 8, 2023 | blackagendareport.com | Ann Garrison |Margaret Kimberley |Al Mayadeen |Tessa Fox

Kenya has chosen it side. That nation has agreed to give cover for the next occupation of Haiti by providing a black face to for imperialism. Originally published in Black Alliance for Peace. For Immediate ReleaseMedia Contact:(201) 292-4591AUGUST 3, 2023—The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) condemns in the strongest possible terms Kenya’s proposal to lead what amounts to a foreign armed intervention in Haiti.
Black Agenda Report

Aug 1, 2023 | blackagendareport.com | Margaret Kimberley |Al Mayadeen |Tessa Fox

It would be a bad look for the U.S. or a European nation to be the public face of the impending occupation of Haiti. That's why Kenya was asked to help the make case for a new invasion. If African nations and most of all the African Union (AU) were to speak out against the pending “intervention” in Haiti, it would be far more difficult for the US and its allies to manufacture consent for it. Haiti’s population is 95% Black, so AU opposition would lay its racism bare.
Black Agenda Report

Jul 25, 2023 | blackagendareport.com | Dian Maria Blandina |Bryce Greene |Tessa Fox

Kenyans have been protesting President William Ruto’s Finance Act that increases taxes on essential goods while making concessions to foreign capital. Originally published in People's DispatchPolice killed six more protesters and arrested over 300 on Wednesday, July 19, in a violent crackdown on the protests against the US-IMF backed Finance Act 2023.
‘In Lebanon, I earn well, but not enough to keep my mum alive’

Jul 9, 2023 | aljazeera.com | Chadi Azar |Tessa Fox

What's your money worth? A series from the front line of the cost of living crisis, where people who have been hit hard share their monthly expenses. Name: Chadi AzarAge: 40Occupation: Freelance graphic designerLives with: A canary, a lovebird called Papaya and two finchesA rented three-bedroom apartment in the district of Byblos, also known as Jbeil, Lebanon, one hour from the capital, Beirut.