Media

Interviews, commentary, and public appearances

Selected media appearances on Middle Eastern politics, public activism, displacement, integration, identity, and peace-oriented dialogue.

Featured Media

International Media

Approved Ilta-Sanomat media visual featuring Hussein El Hajj Hassan.

Ilta-Sanomat

“Ystävältäni varastettiin yöllä autonrenkaat poliisiaseman vieressä”

Lebanon Stumbles From One Crisis to Another

A Finnish media feature including Hussein’s perspective on Lebanon amid crisis after the Beirut explosion.

Approved Arbetaren interview visual featuring Hussein El Hajj Hassan.

Arbetaren

“Det är med de unga som förändringen kommer”

It Is With the Young That Change Comes

A Swedish interview in which Hussein discusses Lebanon’s political crisis, the limits of change through the existing establishment, and the role of youth.

Television & Public Activism

Earlier media appearances from Lebanon documenting Hussein’s public activism, youth political engagement, and advocacy for sovereignty, accountability, and a culture of life.

Approved MTV Lebanon interview visual featuring Hussein El Hajj Hassan and Lilian Houeila.

MTV Lebanon News

Beirut Al Yawm - Hussein El Hajj Hassan and Lilian Houeila

A televised interview on youth political activism, corruption, Lebanon’s electricity crisis, and public accountability.

Approved MTV Lebanon panel interview visual featuring Hussein El Hajj Hassan.

MTV Lebanon News

Beirut Al Yawm - Amir Bou Adile and Hussein El Hajj Hassan

A panel interview on the Lebanese presidential elections, youth politics, state institutions, and promoting a culture of life and education over conflict.

Approved MTV Lebanon public demonstration visual featuring Hussein El Hajj Hassan.

MTV Lebanon News

Demonstration by the Students of the Lebanese Option Party

تظاهرة لطلاب الإنتماء اللبناني

Live television coverage of a demonstration in downtown Beirut, including Hussein’s speech calling for an end to Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian war and honoring the memory of Hashem Salman.

Speaking topics

Topics for future panels, interviews, community events, and lectures.

  • Lebanon and regional conflict
  • The politics of sovereignty and state weakness
  • Displacement, memory, grief, and belonging
  • Newcomer integration and civic life in Canada
  • Peacebuilding, dialogue, and moral courage