{"id":6964,"date":"2026-11-09T06:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/mashallah-news-made-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T06:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:07:22","slug":"mashallah-news-made-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/ar\/mashallah-news-made-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Mashallah News | Made in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Independent publishing platform started by Beirut journalists in 2010, telling urban and cultural stories from the Middle East.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mashallah News<\/strong> was set up in 2010 by a small group of independent journalists living in Beirut, and its first stories went online that November. It describes itself as a home for &quot;disOriented&quot; stories from the Middle East: pieces about cities, culture and daily life rather than headline politics. Alongside online articles and themed series, it has produced printed issues and, in 2014, the anthology Beirut Re-Collected, a book of overlooked stories from the city. The editors are now spread between Beirut, Tbilisi and Bangalore, with design by the Geneva studio AMI, but the platform&#x27;s roots and much of its coverage remain in Lebanon. For readers who want slower, street-level writing about the region, it offers an alternative to news wires.<\/p>\n<h2>Brand Information<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Brand Name<\/th>\n<td>Mashallah News<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Based In<\/th>\n<td>Beirut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founded<\/th>\n<td>2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founders<\/th>\n<td>Cl\u00e9ment Girardot, Micheline Tobia, Jenny Gustafsson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Products<\/th>\n<td>Online stories and thematic series, printed issues, the anthology Beirut Re-Collected<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Website<\/th>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/mashallahnews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mashallahnews.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Instagram<\/th>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mashallahnews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram.com\/mashallahnews<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<td>Independent publishing platform started by Beirut journalists in 2010, telling urban and cultural stories from the Middle East.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Mashallah News at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>First articles published in November 2010<\/li>\n<li>Founded by Beirut-based independent journalists<\/li>\n<li>Published the anthology Beirut Re-Collected in 2014<\/li>\n<li>Focuses on urban life, culture and society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who is behind Mashallah News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cl\u00e9ment Girardot<\/strong> (Co-founder). Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/mashallahnews.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mashallahnews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Micheline Tobia<\/strong> (Co-founder). Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/mashallahnews.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mashallahnews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jenny Gustafsson<\/strong> (Co-founder). Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/mashallahnews.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mashallahnews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What does Mashallah News publish?<\/h3>\n<p>Long-form stories and series about urban life, culture and society in the Middle East, plus occasional print publications.<\/p>\n<h3>Who runs it?<\/h3>\n<p>Co-editors Cl\u00e9ment Girardot, Jenny Gustafsson and Micheline Tobia, who co-founded the platform.<\/p>\n<h3>Did they publish a book?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, the anthology Beirut Re-Collected (2014), a collection of forgotten stories from Beirut.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources and further reading<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sources\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashallahnews.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashallah News: About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lescahiersdelislam.fr\/links\/?tag=Beirut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Les cahiers de l&#x27;Islam: Beirut links<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent publishing platform started by Beirut journalists in 2010, telling urban and cultural stories from the Middle East. 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