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Lebanese actor Ziad Itani being carried after his release in 2018. (AP Photo | Hussein Malla)
Kareem Chehayeb

Ziad Itani, Lebanon’s torture epidemic and its frail courts

In his harrowing testimony, Ziad Itani said he was hung by his wrists for hours, kicked in the face enough to damage his teeth, and threatened with rape.
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Protesting the Bisri Dam (ejatlas.org)
Hadi Afif

The Bisri Dam Project in Lebanon is a “Ticking Atomic Bomb”

Despite the benefits that the CDR is promising from the Bisri Dam project, environmental activists are not convinced and for good reason.
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Police on site where Daniel Ezzedine, a student of Lebanese decent, was attacked in Canterbury. (Kent Online)
Aina De Lapparent Alvarez

A small UK community mobilized when teen of Lebanese descent was assaulted

“Here, people don’t want others to feel unsafe."
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Lebanese University student protests the government's austerity measures. (Facebook / تكتّل طلاّب الجامعة اللبنانية)
Karim Safieddine

Here’s How (And Why) Sectarian Politics Suppressed the Lebanese University Strike

The LU strike saw independent movements finding a space of resistance & members of sectarian parties putting their needs ahead of party loyalty.
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LebMASH's Executive Director Souad Al Challah (left) and "Break The Silence" winner Johnny Zakhour.
Laudy Issa

Do Lebanon’s Future Doctors Accept the LGBTQ+ Community? LebMASH BTS Winner Explores

Does the LGBTQ+ community in Lebanon trust healthcare providers? Do future doctors accept queer patients?
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Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi passed away Monday after collapsing during a court hearing. (Sean Gallup | Getty Images)
Rami G. Khouri

Mohammad Morsi in life and death mirrors wider Arab agonies

Mohammad Morsi was much more significant than being a legitimately-elected president who was overthrown. His life and death tell a bigger Arab tale.
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Man walking in Raqqah | August 2012. (Beshr Abdulhadi)
Salwa Al Homsi

Noha’s Journey From Raqqah to Bekaa, And From Violence to a Healthy Upbringing

We were asked to dig into our memories and remember scenes from our childhood. That’s when the image of my father hitting me came to me.
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The work of Marlene Juliane, an illustrator based in Germany, often redefines femininity using nudity and body hair.
Ghenwa Antonios

The Artists of Instagram on the Real Women of the World

It’s high time that hegemonic “feminine” standards are ousted by the realities of what it means to be a woman. Marlene Juliane's art does that.
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Jabal Cheikh El-Jabal, the lead character from Ramadan's popular Al Hayba series. (IMDb)
Sandra Abdelbaki

Al Hayba and other Ramadan 2019 dramas: Who are our heroes?

Ramadan series tend to reinforce the gender stereotypes and real-life situations that would usually make our skin crawl.
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Period done by canva
Sherry Al-Hayek

I Got My Period

If they asked, I would say that I didn't know who the pad was for.
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

The Influencer Death Grip on the Fashion Industry and Journalism

By Lynn Sheikh Moussa and Laudy Issa An advertising art director with three years of experience in Lebanon would need...
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Ayman Makarem

Jowan Safadi: The Trials and Tribulations of Being An Arab Artist

In Jowan Safadi, radical art meets radical politics. The Palestinian musician makes provocative and accessible political music that's much lacking in the Arab world.
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