Dana Hourany | The Public Source

Three framed displays rest on a windowsill, each containing a key placed over a visual object: a photograph of a damaged house, a title deed, and an aerial image of a marked area.

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

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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”

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Fatima Joumaa

A child holding a photo of a man carrying a child.

The Missing of Southern Lebanon: Families of Detainees Demand Answers

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Dana Hourany

An arched stone bridge crosses the Beirut River; mountains are visible in the background. Three people are walking by the river.

“We Used to Dunk Our Feet In”: How Beirut Let its River Waste Away

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Dana Hourany

Rubble-lined street between heavily damaged buildings in the village of Blida, south Lebanon, with collapsed concrete and exposed steel.

Occupation From Above: Life Beneath Israeli Drone Warfare in Southern Lebanon

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Dana Hourany

A man stands in a dry field looking toward a hillside town at dusk.

Keeping the Land Alive: Farmers on the Front Line of the War Over Southern Lebanon’s Borderlands

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Dana Hourany

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

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Dana Hourany

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

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Christina Cavalcanti Dana Hourany

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

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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”

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Dana Hourany Yara El Murr

Bruised fruits and kitchen utensils are laid around the green metal column of the Fiat bridge in Beirut.

Life on the Streets of Beirut

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Dana Hourany

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher through rubble at night, using flashlights to navigate the collapsed building debris in Beirut, Lebanon.

“Black Wednesday”: Minutes of Israeli Strikes, Days of Searching for the Missing

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Dana Hourany