Chloé Benoist

Chloé Benoist is a contributing editor at 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

A self-portrait of journalist Issam Abdallah in the foreground, carrying his DSLR camera and microphone, to the background of destroyed buildings. Clear winter day.

Israel Killed Issam Abdallah but Cannot Kill the Story

Christina Cavalcanti

First responders search the ruins of a collapsed building at night.

Three Years After the Beirut Explosion: Where Does Lebanon’s Disaster Management Stand?

Yara El Murr

A terrified family taking refuge from shelling under a metallic bridge.

Capturing the End Times: The Unseen Realities of Photojournalists in Lebanon

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Composite of images taken of Lebanese passports and of the Beirut International Airport.

“Like a Prison”: Lebanon’s General Security Makes Passport Renewal a Nightmare

Yara El Murr

Christina Cavalcanti

Layla Yammine

Composite of images provided by Zoukak of their performance of the Rave Empire in France.

Zoukak’s Political Theater: A Space for Collective Reflection Amid Crisis

Layla Yammine

Yara El Murr

Composite of images taken at a hospital in Lebanon and of protests organized by Lebanese University students. Photos taken on October 19, 2021 and October 25, 2011, by Marwan Tahtah. (The Public Source)

Students or Workers? Lebanese University Medical Students on the Frontline of a Crumbling Healthcare System

Yara El Murr

Layla Yammine

An old black and white photo showcasing a hillside with a castle perched atop.

Stolen By a Map: The Haunting History of Lebanon’s Lost Villages

Dana Hourany

Chloé Benoist

Annia Ciezadlo

Tala Hassan

Rita Kabalan

Rania Saadallah

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

Man wearing black standing in front of his farm in the border town of Dhayra, South Lebanon. He is surrounded by burnt trees and grass impacted by Israel's White Phosphorus attacks.

In South Lebanon, Cultivating Resistance Against Israel’s “Substance from Hell”

Dana Hourany

Yara El Murr

A composite image of women riding a motorcycle through agricultural fields in Central Bekaa and a snowy mountain range.

Warm Winter Woes: How Global Warming is Affecting Local Agriculture and Food

Yara El Murr

A composite image of hands cupping grains of wheat against the backdrop of a mill worker loading bags of flour onto a truck in Beirut, Lebanon.

Grain of Hope and Loaf of Neglect: Lebanon’s Renewed Bread Crisis

Christina Cavalcanti