The DJ providing a beat for Lebanon's protests
What started as a childhood hobby for Lebanese DJ Mahdi Karimeh is now his way of taking part in a revolution.
He's been playing music for thousands of protesters in Tripoli, Lebanon's second largest city, amid protests against a political class accused of corruption, mismanagement of state finances and of pushing the country towards economic collapse.
He says having an active role is the best feeling.
Protests have been less intense since Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Tuesday (October 29) but demonstrators are still on the streets, demanding the formation of a new technocratic government to carry out badly needed reforms.
Among the movement's sweeping demands has been a call to oust President Michel Aoun but on Sunday (November 3) thousands rallied at the presidential palace to support him, in the biggest counter-protest to the massive demonstrations that have gripped the country since mid-October.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SUPPORTER OF LEBANESE PRESIDENT MICHEL AOUN, HEYAM KEMEIR, SAYING:
"We are here to tell him that we love him and we are renewing our vote of confidence in him. He is the best leader we've had in our nation, he should not be insulted, shame on those who insult him."
In a televised speech on Sunday, Aoun, said a three-point plan had been drawn up around tackling corruption, restoring the economy, and building a civil state.
Lebanon's import-dependent economy has been hit by years of regional turmoil and a slowdown in capital flows that has put its foreign currency reserves under pressure.
