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A pair of hands holds a pouched sheep skin with a round piece of fresh white cheese inside.

From Mouneh to Takeout: How Beirut Ate My Teta’s Recipes

By

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

By

Dana Hourany

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

By

Layla Yammine

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Richard Salame

Illlustration of people trapped within structures.

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

By

Christina Cavalcanti

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

By

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”

By

Dana Hourany Yara El Murr

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

By

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?

By

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

By

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

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Two staff members work at their desks.

طلاب أم عمال؟ طلاب الطب في الجامعة اللبنانية على خط المواجهة في نظام صحي متداعٍ

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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

By

Christina Cavalcanti