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Aerial view of the heavily damaged Nabi Shamoun al-Safa shrine in Shamaa, southern Lebanon, showing shattered domes, collapsed stone walls, and rubble scattered across the site.

Destroying What it Cannot Claim: Why Israel Targets Sacred Sites

By

Mahdi Krayem

A scanned copy of Nidaa al-Muqawama, a secret Lebanese Communist Party magazine, rests on display inside a clear protective sleeve.

The Household Archives Keeping the South’s Memory Alive: An Interview With Adeeb Farhat

By

Dana Hourany

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

An exhibition wall featuring a large framed border map with Arabic text on the left, and a full-length olive-green military jumpsuit with a matching boonie hat hanging on the right.

Setting the Record: Withaqeyya and the Politics of Collective Memory

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

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

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

Map documenting the 1978 invasion of the occupied border strip to the Litani. (Withaqiyyah)

Crossing the “Security Belt:” A History of the Occupied Lebanese Border Strip

By

Amani Rammal

An older woman dressed in black sits beside a bed inside a tent-like shelter, holding a folded blanket. A small plate of fruit and a book rest on the bed next to her.

“They’re Trying to Take Paradise From Us”

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

A mural of a green military tank is painted on a concrete wall with graffiti and a low brick barrier above; a woman is confronting the tank; trees and blue sky are visible in the background.

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Lara Bitar Christina Cavalcanti Sintia Issa Lylla Younes Basyma Saad