Justin Salhani

Justin Salhani is an Arab Weekly correspondent in Washington.

Author Articles

People shout slogans and wave Lebanese national flags as they take part in a rally in Paris to support Lebanon’s protests, October 20. (DPA)
Lebanese abroad look for ways to get involved in protest movement
November 16, 2019
Communal cohesion. A photograph by Jack Dabaghian shows old Druze men as they chat together.(Jack Dabaghian)
Jack Dabaghian’s photographic homage to Lebanon’s Druze
October 26, 2019
A 2017 file picture shows a portrait of British radio personality Gavin Ford in the town of Beit Mery, east of Beirut. (AFP)
Remembering a British radio personality in Lebanon
December 08, 2018
Adil Rami (L) and Olivier Giroud celebrate victory after France’s game against Peru, on June 21. (Reuters)
Arab teams’ performance in World Cup disappointing, Morocco maybe an exception
July 07, 2018
Salvini is a man with a mission: Change immigration patterns
June 30, 2018
Tough line. Italy’s Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini during a visit to a migrant reception centre in the southern Sicilian port of Pozzallo, on June 3. (AP)
EU migration policy in limbo, Italy’s new government vows radical change
June 09, 2018
Female Egyptian football fans pose for a selfie during a FIFA World Cup Trophy tour event in Cairo, last March. (AFP)
Arab world represented by unprecedented four teams in Russia’s FIFA World Cup
May 26, 2018
Closer to power. Compromise candidate for prime minister Giuseppe Conte. (AP)
New Italian government could mean trouble for immigrants
May 26, 2018
A man walks by an anti-migration billboard placed on a street in Budapest. (AP)
Right-wing populism in Europe puts Muslim communities on edge
April 14, 2018
France’s far-right party Front National (FN) leader Marine Le Pen (R) stands with former US president adviser Stephen Bannon after his speech at the Grand Palais in Lille, on March 10. (AFP)
When Bannon visits his far-right friends in Europe
March 24, 2018
Supporters of populist Five Star Movement (M5S) party wait for their leader Luigi Di Maio to arrive at a meeting in Acerra, on March 6. (AFP)
Populists are the big winners in Italian elections
March 10, 2018
Italian Northern League leader Matteo Salvini shows a rosary as he speaks during a political rally in Milan, Italy February 24. (Reuters)
Immigration issue key factor in Italy’s elections
March 02, 2018
Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano (C) arrives at the government headquarters in Tunis, on January 16. (AP)
Italy expands troop presence in North Africa
February 24, 2018
On immigration, Macron’s words and actions do not always match
January 22, 2018

Italy’s eerie silence over slave markets in Libya
December 02, 2017

A CNN report show­ing purported slave markets in Libya resulted in a shock wave of interna­tional

Rome’s reputed support for Libyan militias sparks scrutiny
October 29, 2017

Milan - The presence of Italian na­val ships off the coast of Libya is being questioned and Italy

France and Italy at odds over Libya policy
September 09, 2017

Milan- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian re­cently visited Tripoli, an indication that L

Toxic politics in Italy, Libya further complicate migration problem
August 19, 2017

Milan - Over the past several years, thousands of people have boarded boats in Libyan waters inte

The racist roots of Italy’s anti-immigrant movement
June 11, 2017

Milan - The influx of thousands of migrants and refugees to Italy has sparked a pro­liferation of

Photo exhibit documents horrors of human trafficking in Libya
May 27, 2017

Milan - Narciso Contreras’s col­lection of photographs, made over three trips to Libya in 2016, c