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While intersectionality enriches understanding, advocacy for animal rights may become diluted!

2 months ago2 months agoRoland AzarLeave a Comment488 views

Intersectionality, with its recognition of overlapping oppressions, has enriched our understanding of social justice movements. Yet, incorporating animal rights into this framework presents unique challenges. Let’s explore the potential benefits and drawbacks of intersectional advocacy for animal rights, navigating the tension between enriching the perspective and diluting the focus. While intersectionality broadens our perspective, it…

What Is Humanity’s Worst Enemy, And How Does It Affect the Animal Liberation Movement?

7 months ago7 months agoRoland AzarLeave a Comment1867 views

As human beings, we spend most of our lives functioning in states of low consciousness, where what we’re principally concerned with is ourselves, our self-interests, and our cravings. Our mind has been discreetly conditioned for all these years through an invisible, destructive belief system that is derived from human illusions with no basis in reality.…

Lebanon participated in the annual commemoration and celebration of the National Animal Rights Day – NARD 2023

10 months ago10 months agoRoland AzarLeave a Comment1075 views

Lebanon is one of the countries that joined the global movement of the National Animal Rights Day (NARD) on June 4th, 2023. This day is dedicated to honoring the lives of the billions of animals who are exploited and killed by humans every year, and to celebrating the progress that is being made towards ending…

What’s Stopping You From Going Vegan? Overcoming Common Barriers

10 months ago10 months agoRoland AzarLeave a Comment1933 views

While many people choose to go vegan to take a stance against animal exploitation and cruelty, for some, adopting a vegan lifestyle or diet for ethical, environmental, and health reasons can be challenging due to various factors. In this blog post, we will delve into some of the common negative qualities or obstacles that may…

Where you stand on animal rights reflects where you would have stood on slavery

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Where we stand on animal rights reflects where we would have stood on slavery

Animal exploitation, like how the slave system operated, is one of the drivers of economies worldwide today. Where you stand on animal rights today reflects where you would have stood on slavery. Here’s how. Slavery was a brutal and inhumane system that exploited millions of people for economic gain. Slavery was not only a violation…

Human Supremacy Over Animals: A Dangerous Ideology

March 31, 202310 months agoRoland AzarLeave a Comment944 views

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Human supremacy leads to moral exclusion of animals. One of the main problems with human supremacy is that it leads to moral exclusion of animals. Moral exclusion is the process of denying moral consideration and protection to certain groups or individuals based on arbitrary criteria, such as species membership. Moral exclusion allows people to ignore…

Compassion is the tool to evolve into Higher Consciousness.

December 5, 2022December 7, 2022Roland AzarLeave a Comment1624 views

When you feel compassion for every being in your heart, that’s consciousness! Here’s how. As human beings, we spend most of our lives functioning in states of lower consciousness where we’re principally concerned with, is ourselves, our survival, self interests, cravings and our own success narrowly. Most people never stop to take a moment to…

هل حرية المعتقد تعطينا حق فرضه على حياة الاخرين؟

March 23, 2022March 26, 2022Roland AzarLeave a Comment2265 views

هل حرية المعتقد تعطي الحق في فرضها على حياة الاخرين؟

لكل إنسان حق في حرية المعتقد وتبنّي الأفكار التي يريدها. هل لديك الحق في فرضها على حياة الاخرين؟ يُعزّز مجتمعنا ومؤسساتنا باستمرار فكرة السيادة البشرية على الحيوانات الأُخرى ولكن هل هذا المعتقد يعطينا الحق في إجبارهم على المواقف التي يتم فيها تجاهل كرامتهم، وعدم مراعاة معاناتهم، وعدم رؤية شخصياتهم، وسلب حياتهم؟ ما ذنب هذه الكائنات…

Events Hosted by Lebanese Vegans are Again Back on the Calendar

July 16, 2021March 23, 2022Roland AzarLeave a Comment2994 views

The long-awaited events hosted by Lebanese Vegans are finally back on the calendar after a temporary shutdown due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Enthusiastic guests attended a screening event of the Vegan athlete documentary “From the Ground Up“, hosted at Lebanese Vegans Social Hub – Sin el Fil, Lebanon on Saturday 5th of June 2021 followed by a speech…