Crossing conflicts in Syria Street - Tripoli, Lebanon

Crossing conflicts in Syria Street

Tripoli – Lebanon

Concept & UX Design by

Ermete MARIANI

www.crossingconflicts.com/[email protected]

The storyA walk through the streets of Tripoli - Lebanon

a vantage point from which to observe

local, regional and global conflicts

intertwined with the 40-year-old battle between two neighbouring districts in Tripoli:• Bab al-Tabbaneh - a Sunni/

Salafi stronghold

• Jabal Mohsen - the Alawite enclave that overlooks it

It is a journey through different conflicts

presentation by Ermete Mariani [email protected]

At the center of it:

Syria Street

the vantage point from which we can observe and understand local, regional and global conflicts

the access point of our story


that fight each other since the Lebanese civil war (1975 – 1990) for control over the town

It is a war between neighbours

whose destiny has always been influenced by the relation with Syria which occupied Lebanon from 1976 to 2005


Vs.

http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/country.php?id=122

where Salafi militias are fighting the Damascus Alawite regime

and which worsened given the massive arrival of Syrian refugees in Lebanon - more than 1.1 million - since the local Alawites feel more threatened by a growing Sunni presence

It is a war influenced by the Syrian conflict


Tripoli is also the stage of the deadly competition between IS and al-Qaeda for the leadership of the global jihadi movement

A war that has global consequences

The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) is trying to extend its power over Tripoli in order to acquire access to the Mediterranean sea


by walking down the streets of Tripoli you will discover the conflicts through the eyes of ordinary people and their leaders

if you want to contribute to the story, do share your contents with us!

It is a story told by the people involved


The formatA transmedia and participatory web documentary

evolving at the same pace as events

and encouraging the interaction of different media

to create a meaningful environment to set the scene of the of the story

Illustrated storytelling

and to facilitate navigating through different background material


Video interviews

providing users with real stories and points of view on the conflicts

encouraging users to contribute video interviews for sharing


Social media & news feeds

the web-doc evolves at the same pace as events • social media feeds are

part of the story• news feeds are fully

integrated into the landscape


Maps, animations and data visualisation

contextualised information and analyses presented in a visual and interactive manner

we help users better understand the story through:


• users’ video contributions can be integrated into the web documentary

We curate user-generated contents to enrich and expand the story

• new locations and characters can be added


An open and expandable documentary

and this is what binds everything together


Why illustrated storytelling ?

to maximise the impact of your knowledge

the problem:

reports are virtually invisible

The World Bank invests about one-quarter of its budget for country services in knowledge productsbut more than 31 percent of policy reports are never downloaded

http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocuments.worldbank.org%2Fcurated%2Fen%2F2014%2F05%2F19456376%2Fworld-bank-reports-widely-read-world-bank-reports-widely-read&ei=zwTGVO2zJonVavbogLgL&usg=AFQjCNF2OxH8Yu830baJpDSw2WTIUqoI4A&sig2=Ln_gogmEHmd-CkGBWRHPIw


http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdac%2Faft%2FMappingGlobalValueChains_web_usb.pdf&ei=BxLGVKjzC8zjaNX0gOAB&usg=AFQjCNGJvTrd4A4pwLFNC6f9kyDUIm7wrw&sig2=CUbAFDV_lywc4fSNgVA41Q

Globalisation in a Nutella jarwhereas visual knowledge

goes viral

in the OECD report “the global value chain” there is this smart map that went viral

and, eventually, it inspired a Nutella communication campaign


best suited for

maximising the impact of your advocacy campaigns• by informing and

entertaining at the same time

• by empowering your audience to contribute to the storytelling

some best practices…

http://www.lastdaysofivory.com/


to give a social life to your reports

by engaging users in reporting on hot topics

by integrating UGC - user-generated contents - into the storytelling


to better exploit your knowledge capital

by putting together scattered information and materials in a coherent and engaging way

by creating meaningful and user-friendly environments that facilitates the navigation through knowledge


Knowledge Management Cycleto engage users in socialising and formalising knowledge

• by commenting and sharing information on the web platform

• by producing and sharing their own knowledge and multimedia materials


By Crossing Conflicts

www.crossingconflicts.com/tripoli


Illustrations and cartoons Davide GAROTA

Photography

Paola PIACENZA

Raed RAFEI

Interviews Stella MORGANA

Paola PIACENZA

Raed RAFEI

Video editing Paola PIACENZA

Translations Paola PIZZI

Web development Ermete MARIANI E3ONLINE.IT

Animations Barbara GOVIN

Concept & UX designErmete MARIANI

Crossing conflicts in Syria Street - Tripoli, Lebanon

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