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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 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

A scanned copy of Nidaa al-Muqawama, a secret Lebanese Communist Party magazine, rests on display inside a clear protective sleeve.

The Household Archives Keeping the South’s Memory Alive: An Interview With Adeeb Farhat

By

Dana Hourany

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

A young man wearing a black shirt strains as he hoists a large metal pole carrying heavy black and maroon religious banners trimmed with gold Arabic calligraphy during Ashoura commemorations.

“Ashoura Is No Longer a Story We Relive Each Year”

By

Fatima Joumaa

A street-level view in a residential neighborhood where a massive, towering plume of thick grey smoke rises high into the sky from directly behind the buildings on the right side of the road. A string of bare light bulbs hangs across the street under a dim sky.

“Fattouma’s” Last Message: Two Minutes Before Our World Shattered

By

Fatima Mchaimech

An expressive acrylic painting on paper with heavy red, pink, and dark brown brushstrokes depicting a chaotic, fire-damaged landscape with burnt structures.

Turning Sites of Displacement Into Exhibition Spaces

By

Ahmad Mofeed

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

Before-after satellite imagery of a border village named Aitaroun in southern Lebanon, showing the village before Israeli occupation forces destroyed it, and after.

When a Satellite Image Becomes a Form of Return

By

Zaynab Mayladan