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Map documenting the 1978 invasion of the occupied border strip to the Litani. (Withaqiyyah)

Crossing the “Security Belt:” A History of the Occupied Lebanese Border Strip

By

Amani Rammal

A soldier stands between military vehicles on a street, conveying tension and readiness.

Sovereignty Without Defense: The Army, the State, and Hezbollah’s Weapons

By

Ziad Abu-Rish

A woman stands amid rubble, center frame. Around her are fully demolished and semi-demolished buildings. She is wearing a helmet and flak jacket. To her left is a graphic that reads: “Lucy Williamson | BBC Middle East Correspondent”

Israel’s Willing Propagandists: What the Media Won’t Tell You When It Embeds With the Military

By

Habib Battah Christina Cavalcanti

A pair of hands holds a pouched sheep skin with a round piece of fresh white cheese inside.

From Mouneh to Takeout: How Beirut Ate My Teta’s Recipes

By

Layla Yammine

A collage of a young girl (Milad Daqqa) playfully standing by an iron-barred window with her father's handwritten notes reflecting on the glass.

“They Make Death, and I'm the Labor of Life”: Palestinian Prisoners’ Sperm Smuggling as an Affirmation of Life

By

Layal Ftouni

Children walk through the charred remains of what was once a school.

Textbook Genocide: Why Israel Bombs Schools

By

Jo Kelcey

A close-up black and white photo of a wildflower in the hills of Palestine.

Searching for Palestine in Beirut

By

Sumayya Kassamali

صورة من مسيرة "المائة الألف" التي نظمتها الحركة الطلابية، كما شارك الفنانون والمفكرون وقطاعات أخرى من المجتمع البرازيلي في المظاهرة الاحتجاجية الشعبية ضد الدكتاتورية العسكرية. ريو دي جانير، البرازيل. ٢٦ حزيران، ١٩٦٨. (إيفاندر تيشيرا، أرشيف IMS)

”اليسار الصهيوني“ كقوّة مُضادّة للثورة: البرازيل نموذجًا

بقلم

برونو هوبرمان

ترجمة

فاطمة فؤاد السمان

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

By

Dana Hourany

تبدو أضرحة القبور كما شجر الزيتون، مغروسة في تراب مقبرة الشهداء. مخيم برج البراجنة، لبنان. ٤ شباط، ٢٠٢٤. (حَنين عامل، مصدر عام)

ثمّة مَقبرَةٌ في الأُفُقِ

بقلم

حَنين عامل

Illlustration of people trapped within structures.

“We Are Everywhere, But Invisible”: How One System Facilitates Sexualized Violence and Protects its Perpetrators

By

Christina Cavalcanti

A young man drives a car loaded with his belongings past a park.

Samidoun: Lessons From the Civil Resistance to the 2006 War

By

Simon Assaf