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A young man wearing a black shirt strains as he hoists a large metal pole carrying heavy black and maroon religious banners trimmed with gold Arabic calligraphy during Ashoura commemorations.

“Ashoura Is No Longer a Story We Relive Each Year”

By

Fatima Joumaa

A street-level view in a residential neighborhood where a massive, towering plume of thick grey smoke rises high into the sky from directly behind the buildings on the right side of the road. A string of bare light bulbs hangs across the street under a dim sky.

“Fattouma’s” Last Message: Two Minutes Before Our World Shattered

By

Fatima Mchaimech

An expressive acrylic painting on paper with heavy red, pink, and dark brown brushstrokes depicting a chaotic, fire-damaged landscape with burnt structures.

Turning Sites of Displacement Into Exhibition Spaces

By

Ahmad Mofeed

Before-after satellite imagery of a border village named Aitaroun in southern Lebanon, showing the village before Israeli occupation forces destroyed it, and after.

When a Satellite Image Becomes a Form of Return

By

Zaynab Mayladan

Silhouetted thin branches and twigs fill the foreground against a vibrant reddish-orange sunset with a partially visible sun on the horizon.

Night Shift, or How I Lost the Sun

By

Reef H. Al-Amine

Distant hills with puffs of dark smoke rising into a clear sky.

The Power of the (Poor) Image

By

Hasan Fneich

A narrow, muddy path between weathered concrete walls is flanked by a rusty gate and graffiti.

The Infrastructure of The Resistance

By

Hassan Shehadi

Golden sunset over a row of silhouetted trees, casting warm light over verdant greenery below, creating a serene and peaceful atmosphere.

The Feeling That Made Staying in Our Village Possible

By

Batul Samra

A white SUV loaded with mattresses navigates a rural road, surrounded by a herd of goats. The Shepherd gestures to the driver.

Martyrdom as The First Act of Return

By

Fatima Joumaa

A dark plume of smoke rises into the night sky above a distant city, with lights from buildings visible in the foreground.

From Ceasefire to Fire Belt: A Firsthand Account From Nabatieh

By

Abbas Fakih

Crowd gathers at night before a partially collapsed building, with exposed interiors and debris. Somber scene with press and onlookers observing.

The Fear of Becoming a Number After Witnessing the Beirut Strikes

By

Ahmad Chihadeh

Civil Defense and other responders join forces to rescue people trapped under the rubble following the Hay al-Raml/al-Raml neighborhood strike in Sur. A Civil Defense member’s hand is seen taking a cellphone from another, as people check on one another in the aftermath of the strike. It is one of more than 160 strikes—the largest Israeli wave of fire attacks on the country since the beginning of the genocidal campaign on Palestine and Lebanon in October 2023.

“Everyone Was in Shock”: At the Scene of the Hay el-Raml Massacre

By

Hasan Fneich