Issue No. 13 | 2024 | The Public Source

Illlustration of people trapped within structures.

“We Are Everywhere, But Invisible”: How One System Facilitates Sexualized Violence and Protects its Perpetrators

Christina Cavalcanti

قبول مكتوم: مجتمع الميم في التاريخ الإسلامي

علي علومي

Intertwined electricity and generator cables hang close to the balcony of an apartment in the industrial zone of Beirut

Sound and the Fury: Living With Noise Pollution in Beirut

In the absence of people-centric urban planning and amid systematic neglect from the government, Beirut's residents are exposed to relentless noise pollution.

A large brown bear rests comfortably in its shelter at a wildlife sanctuary in Aley, Lebanon.

Wild Encounters: Meet the Eco-Warriors and the Endangered Animals They Defend

Dana Hourany

A 1915 photo of Armenian revolutionaries.

Homage to the Honest Soldiers

Panos Aprahamian

A man rides a motorcycle on a road filled with sewage water. Bamboo sticks protrude from the side of the road.

From Flush to Crop: Akkar Farmers’ Desperate Use of Raw Sewage Water

Layla Yammine

Richard Salame

A man in a cap with a white mustache points a thick black hose into a plastic grey water container, and water flows from the hose into the container. There are other such containers around him.

Riding with the Black Hose Brigade: The Truckers Who Bring You Water When the Government Fails

Christina Cavalcanti

Dana Hourany