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A person in a black hoodie places flowers on a fresh grave, in a mass cemetery.

Suspended Grief: The Promise of Return, Even After Death

By

Zaynab Mayladan

Two women wearing hijab stand under a clear blue sky.

Displaced and Excluded, Bangladeshi Migrants Turn to Community Networks for Survival

By

Mehk Chakraborty

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

Martyrdom as The First Act of Return

By

Fatima Joumaa

A dark plume of smoke rises into the night sky above a distant city, with lights from buildings visible in the foreground.

From Ceasefire to Fire Belt: A Firsthand Account From Nabatieh

By

Abbas Fakih

Crowd gathers at night before a partially collapsed building, with exposed interiors and debris. Somber scene with press and onlookers observing.

The Fear of Becoming a Number After Witnessing the Beirut Strikes

By

Ahmad Chihadeh

Civil Defense and other responders join forces to rescue people trapped under the rubble following the Hay al-Raml/al-Raml neighborhood strike in Sur. A Civil Defense member’s hand is seen taking a cellphone from another, as people check on one another in the aftermath of the strike. It is one of more than 160 strikes—the largest Israeli wave of fire attacks on the country since the beginning of the genocidal campaign on Palestine and Lebanon in October 2023.

“Everyone Was in Shock”: At the Scene of the Hay el-Raml Massacre

By

Hasan Fneich

A drawing of martyred journalist Issam Abdallah's grave, by illustrator Amy Chiniara.

Media Martyrs: A Record of Lebanon’s Fallen Journalists

By

The Public Source

Tattered papers lie on rocky ground with a collapsed building in the background,

Between Duty and Pain: When Only the Archive Remains

By

Abbas Fakih

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 collection of illustrations of midwives and pregnant women; someone putting their ear to a pregnant abdomen, someone else carrying a baby, another person shown to be awake in bed.

Labor Amid Displacement: How Lebanon's Midwives are Carrying Expecting Mothers Through War

By

Amelia Hankins Ghadir Hamadi

An older woman dressed in black sits beside a bed inside a tent-like shelter, holding a folded blanket. A small plate of fruit and a book rest on the bed next to her.

“They’re Trying to Take Paradise From Us”

Photographs by

Fatima Joumaa

Graffiti in Arabic covers a white and yellow exterior wall beneath a barred window with exposed wires hanging across the scene.

To Stand Before the “Lions” of Nabi Chit

By

Abdul Kader al-Bay