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Layla Yammine is a journalist at The Public Source.

Intertwined electricity and generator cables hang close to the balcony of an apartment in the industrial zone of Beirut

Sound and the Fury: Living With Noise Pollution in Beirut

In the absence of people-centric urban planning and amid systematic neglect from the government, Beirut's residents are exposed to relentless noise pollution.

A composite of a senior woman protesting during the October 2019 uprising in the foreground against an old Mar Mkhayel barber shop in the background.

Indefinitely Deferred: Dignified Retirement Inaccessible to Most

Layla Yammine

A composite of two images: a girl covering her eyes and looking away with a shy smile on her face in the foreground, with a classroom in the background.

Public Education: Thousands of Children Left Behind at the Start of the School Year

Layla Yammine

Christina Cavalcanti

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

Yara El Murr

Layla Yammine

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

تركيب صور من فترة ازمة المحروقات في لبنان خلال صيف ٢٠٢١

كيف دُمِّر نظام النقل المُشترك في لبنان ولصالح من؟

Layla Yammine

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

عناصر من أمن الدولة يديرون السير قرب محطة محروقات في الجديدة، تزامنا مع ممارسات احتكارية من قبل المحطات وشركات الاستيراد.

كارتيلات، ومصارف، وسيارات: نهج سياسي يدهس النقل العامّ في لبنان منذ التسعينات

Layla Yammine

Karim Merhej

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Triumphant, Dahieh Residents Celebrate Their Return Home

Livia Bergmeijer

Tracy J. Jawad

A lively street scene in front of a building with arched windows and a sign in Arabic and French. People are walking, and cars are parked nearby.

Reporting From the Frontlines: Urgent Dispatch From Nabatieh

Layla Yammine

An ambulance on a debris-strewn street with smoke and flames visible in the background. Trees and damaged vehicles are present.

“In My Free Time, I Go to the ER”: Frontline Healthcare Worker Isn’t Going Anywhere

Dana Hourany