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2026

A white SUV loaded with mattresses navigates a rural road, surrounded by a herd of goats. The Shepherd gestures to the driver.

Tayr Debba, South Lebanon. April 19, 2026. (Fatima Joumaa/The Public Source)

Special Issue | War on Lebanon (2026)

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2025

صورة من العام ١٩٥٠ لنساء يرتدين السواد ويبكين قرب ضريح في مقبرة التوانسة بحي الشجاعيّة، التي تضمّ قبورًا للشهداء والأولياء. غزة، فلسطين المحتلة. ١٩٥٠. (الأرشيف الشخصي للدكتور شكري حجازي)

صورة من العام ١٩٥٠ لنساء يرتدين السواد ويبكين قرب ضريح في مقبرة التوانسة بحي الشجاعيّة، التي تضمّ قبورًا للشهداء والأولياء. غزة، فلسطين المحتلة. ١٩٥٠. (الأرشيف الشخصي للدكتور شكري حجازي)

Issue No. 17 | 2025

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مقاتلان من حزب الكتائب يتمترسون في بهو فنق الهوليداي إن. بيروت، لبنان. ١٩٧٦. (دون ماكولين، هاميلتنز)

مقاتلان من حزب الكتائب يتمترسون في بهو فنق الهوليداي إن. بيروت، لبنان. ١٩٧٦. (دون مكولين، هاميلتونز)

Issue No. 16 | 2025

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2024

A collapsing red wall and destroyed furniture. A piece of tapestry showing the al-Aqsa Mosque still hangs on the red wall.

A home in Haret Hreik is left badly damaged by Israeli airstrikes that assassinated Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. Dahieh, Beirut. September 28, 2024. (Marwan Bou Haidar/The Public Source)

Issue No. 15 | 2024

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Dozens of people swim in Dalieh as the waves crash on the shore.

Dalieh on a Sunday afternoon is busy. Dozens of men and youths swim and dive in the natural pools, deeper on the northern side. Beirut, Lebanon. August 13, 2023. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source)

Issue No. 14 | 2024

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Painting of two lovers

"الحبيبين"، بين حوالي 1630 وحوالي 1640، رسام مجهول الهوية. (معهد مينيابوليس للفنون)

Issue No. 13 | 2024

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A blue-tinted image of ruins and destruction; there are pieces of the building everywhere.

A screenshot from footage of destruction after the Israeli military attack on the Saint Porphyrius church, Gaza.

War on Gaza Supplement

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2023

Map of Tabrikha

A map showing Tabrikha during the British Mandate, and was modified by the Maps and Images Service of the Israeli Military Forces in the 1940s. (Source: The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive)

Special Issue | On Palestine & South Lebanon (2023-2024)

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Kids playing football on the sand in the middle of a sandstorm that colors the entire photo golden-yellow.

Sudanese children at morning football training on the sand, despite a raging sandstorm. March 29, 2018. (Mohammed Abdelmoneim Hashim Mohammed/Creative Commons)

Issue No. 12 | 2023

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A composite of Greek police guarding the National Bank of Greece in the foreground, with Lebanese police guarding the Bank of Beirut in the background.

A composite of Lebanese police guarding the Bank of Beirut during the "week of rage" anti-government protests in Hamra on January 14, 2020, (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source) and Greek police guarding the National Bank of Greece during anti-austerity protests on February 25, 2010. (Creative Commons)

Issue No. 11 | 2023

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2022

A composite of archival images from Assafir newspaper of the offices of Intra Investment Company and the opening of the Finance Bank, one of Intra Holdings' most secretive holding companies, on December 7, 1999. Mahfouz Sakina, Hassan Farran, Yacoub Al Sarraf, and Salah Harakat are seen cutting a cake. (The Public Source)

A composite of archival images from Assafir newspaper of the offices of Intra Investment Company and the opening of the Finance Bank, one of Intra Holdings' most secretive holding companies, on December 7, 1999. Mahfouz Sakina, Hassan Farran, Yacoub Al Sarraf, and Salah Harakat are seen cutting a cake. (The Public Source)

Issue No. 10 | 2022

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A composite image of Khaled Al Mahmoud inspecting a frame amid colorful wooden hives with bees and flowers in the foreground.

A composite image of Khaled Al Mahmoud inspecting a frame amid colorful wooden hives with bees and flowers in the foreground in Mazra'at Jemjim, Lebanon. Photos taken on June 11, 2022 by Marwan Tahtah. (The Public Source)

Issue No. 9 | 2022

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أطفال من عكّار في طريقهم لتعبئة الماء من بئر، تمّوز ١٩٦٧. (حقوق الصّورة لأرشيف لبنان)

أطفال من عكّار في طريقهم لتعبئة الماء من بئر، تمّوز ١٩٦٧. (حقوق الصّورة لأرشيف لبنان)

Issue No. 8 | 2022

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Front page of Assafir's November 4, 1987 issue, announcing the upcoming general strike.

“Tomorrow: Lebanon Unites to Face Those Starving It.” Assafir, November 4, 1987.

Issue No. 7 | 2022

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2021

Anonymized missing person flyer that circulated online in the aftermath of the explosion. The man was found alive and well. August 2020. (The Public Source)

Anonymized missing person flyer that circulated online in the aftermath of the explosion. The man was found alive and well. August 2020. (The Public Source)

Special Issue | The Day That Never Ended

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Bank in Beirut protected by two private security guards and a metal wall.

Private security guards stand  in front of a barricaded branch of BLOM Bank. Beirut, Lebanon. July 2020. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

Issue No. 6 | 2021

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Young women in factory uniforms hold a banner that reads, “our identity is to die for our bread.” Date unknown. Source: Al-Anwar newspaper.

Young women in factory uniforms hold a banner that reads, “our identity is to die for our bread.” Date unknown. Source: Al-Anwar newspaper.    

Issue No. 5 | 2021

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2020

A volunteer health worker disinfects a building in Ras Beirut. Beirut, Lebanon. March 20, 2020. (Hussein Baydoun/The Public Source)

A volunteer health worker disinfects a building in Ras Beirut. Beirut, Lebanon. March 20, 2020. (Hussein Baydoun/The Public Source)

Issue No. 4 | 2020

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A migrant domestic worker films a May Day march as it passes by her employer's home. Beirut, Lebanon. May 1, 2020. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

A migrant domestic worker films a May Day march as it passes by her employer's home. Beirut, Lebanon. May 1, 2020. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

Issue No. 3 | 2020

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Two young boys carry a tire at a roadblock reinforced by burning dumpsters. Beirut, Lebanon. October 18, 2019. (Mouran Mattar/Fawra)

Two young boys carry a tire at a roadblock reinforced by burning dumpsters. Beirut, Lebanon. October 18, 2019. (Mouran Mattar/Fawra)

Issue No. 2 | 2020

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Hundreds march in Beirut against sexual violence and harassment. December 7, 2019. (Eleonora Gatto/The Public Source)

Hundreds march in Beirut against sexual violence and harassment. December 7, 2019. (Eleonora Gatto/The Public Source)

Issue No. 1 | 2020

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