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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

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Layla Yammine

الإسكندرون، هاتاي، ١٣ شباط ٢٠٢٣

في وحـ(ش)ـة الانتظار

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مروان طحطح ‎عمر ذوابه‎

A woman with long black wavy hair holds a cluster of stinging nettle leaves in her hand while she picks more. She is bending next to a large bluish kale plant on her right

Plantcestral Remedies for Perennial Ailments

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Chris Trinh Christina Cavalcanti Yara El Murr

A scene from one of the confrontations on Hamra Main Street, where tens of students charge, amid tear gas, some of them armed with stones.

The Student Movement in Lebanon, a Struggle Through Time

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

A black and white image of the Beirut grain silos which consist of a white concrete building with 14 cylinder shapes. The sea and a boat can be seen in the foreground.

The Beginning and End of Beirut’s Iconic Grain Silos

By

Gioia Sawaya Marwan Tahtah

On the left, two old men chat before a mural by Tripoli’s visual artist Ali El Rafei, close to Al Shiraa Square in El Mina. At the top right corner, a picture of politician Ashraf Rifi covers part of the mural.

If These Walls Could Speak

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Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Al Sheikh_Hikayati Sharh La Yatoul

Beirut’s Feminist Library: A Home to Writings from the Struggle

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Sintia Issa

ماريا حسن، كيڤن الصفدي، ضياء حمزة، وجو عوّاد خلال جلسة سماعية حميمية لأغانٍ عربية بتوزيع يتنوّع بين العزف الكلاسيكي والجاز، إضافة إلى اغانٍ تراثية وموشحات بتوزيعات جديدة. بيروت، لبنان. ٦ تشرين الأوّل، ٢٠٢١. (ريتا قبلان، مصدر عام)

"برزخ": فسحة ثقافية في الحمرا

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غادة حداد

The Lebanese Red Cross reports six people were killed and dozens injured in the hours-long street battles. One of the victims, Mariam Farhat, a mother of five children, was killed by a stray bullet to her head inside her home. Another victim, 32-year-old Ali Ibrahim, who worked at a local gym and fitness diner, was killed while delivering food to a customer nearby. He was described as “an innocent soul” whose “smile never hides.” Tayouneh, Lebanon. October 14, 2021. (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

Obstruction of Justice Turns Deadly

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Christina Cavalcanti Karim Merhej

With new appliances now unaffordable, repair shops for washing machines, stove tops, and fridges have become a common sight in the neighborhood. Nabaa, Lebanon. June 26, 2021. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source)

Nabaa’s Changing Face: Repurposing and Refurbishing in Times of Crisis

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Yara El Murr Mohamad Cheblak

الدويخة لعبة جدًا مميزة بيحبوها البنات، وبيلعبوها عشان يدُوروا ويدردشوا مع بعض.

"الأطفال زينة العيد": أضحى بشوش في شاتيلا برغم كل شيء

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يوسف مجذوب

Kuffiyeh-clad women wave the Palestinian flag, raise their fists, and chant during a march from the Mar Elias refugee camp to downtown Beirut. Riad el-Solh Square, Lebanon. May 18, 2021 (Marwan Tahtah/The Public Source)

From the Refugee Camps to the Border: Rallies Held in Solidarity with Palestinians

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Marwan Tahtah Mohamad Cheblak