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A raised human hand with three fingers injured and missing, and scars on the palm, against a black background.

Unfinished Mission

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

A smiling woman wearing a black veil sits against a black background. Her hands and face are visibly scarred.

The Wound as Witness

Introduction by

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

A man sits on a seat in front of a black background. He is bearded, wearing black, and looks down, laughing shyly.

Unbroken Vision

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Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

A photo of a smiling man in front of a black background. He is bearded, wearing black, and wearing sunglasses. There are scars on his face.

A Brotherhood of Sacrifice

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

Boy wearing glasses, a navy blue polo shirt, and beige pants sitting against a black background. His hands are crossed in his lap. His face is scarred; his right hand is injured and missing fingers.

A Wounded Childhood

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

A medium studio portrait of a woman, Rawan al-Moussawi, seated against a solid black background. She is wearing a white hijab patterned with vibrant blue, purple, and orange flowers, along with a dark green long-sleeved dress. She is smiling warmly with her eyes closed. Visible scarring and healing shrapnel injuries are present across her face, particularly on her forehead, nose, and cheeks.

Motherhood in Her Hands

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

Protesters at a demonstration inside The New York Times building, holding a banner accusing the publication of coverage related to war crimes, with one person speaking through a megaphone.

صحافة حرة تختار الصمت عن فلسطين: تحقيق حول الرقابة في وسائل الإعلام الأميركية

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لورا البسط

A black-and-white photograph of a large formation of Lebanese Army soldiers marching in tight unison during a drill. The soldiers are dressed in matching uniforms and combat boots, wearing distinctive helmets with integrated ear and chin protection, holding rifles diagonally across their chests. In the background, a war-torn urban landscape features large mounds of dirt and rubble in front of a heavily damaged, multi-story apartment complex and a smaller white building marked with bullet holes.

Arming the State Against the Nation: The Illusion of a Military Solution in Lebanon

By

Jonathan Hassine

ذُيّلت هذه الصورة بعدسة المصوّر القطب بجملة: "مقاتلونا يحمون البحر من العدو والغدر". أربعة مقاومين عند الشاطئ يتصدون للاجتياح الإسرائيلي عام ١٩٨٢. الجنوب، لبنان. ١٩٨٢. (يوسف القطب، مجموعة يوسف القطب في أرشيف المتحف الفلسطيني الرقمي)

المائِدَةُ والمُسَيَّرةُ

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وَسيلة عبّود

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

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Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Inside a large arched greenhouse with overhead irrigation nozzles, one woman walks toward the back carrying two yellow watering cans while another woman uses a yellow can to water trays of green seedlings on a raised metal table.

“A Silent War on Life”: The Fight for Lebanon’s Land and Seeds

By

Yara El Murr Julia Choucair Vizoso

في الصورة، تظهر عيون طفلَين في شاحنة النقل في صيدا، تودعان الجنوب.

الفجر العاشر جنوب الليطاني

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