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THE VOICES OF DIASPORA

ay LaHood rose from a Lebanese-American family in Peoria to serve as Congressman and U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
Wil Disabatino
Sandra Whitehead
Stephane Dion reflected on Canada's bond with the Lebanese diaspora, from Quebec's 'Saint-Liban' to diplomacy in Beirut.
JOL Chile unites the country's small Lebanese diaspora, working to keep Lebanese identity and heritage alive for future generations.
Nissrin Esber
Brazilian artist Simone Mattar invented gastroperformances, merging food, film, and design to explore her Lebanese roots.

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THE VOICE OF LEBANESE WOMEN

Trailblazing minister Raya El Hassan broke barriers and led Lebanon's Interior Ministry through reform, resolve, and quiet hope.
Rita Rhayem shattered expectations as Caritas Lebanon's first female director, proving quiet resolve and faith can move mountains.
I grew up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, yet my navy blue cedar passport never turned palm tree green.
Rana Nawas left a corporate career to launch When Women Win, a podcast celebrating women's stories of passion and purpose.

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THEcultural Pulse

Josyane Boulos reflects on her career in events, TV and theatre, her father's legacy, motherhood and finding purpose in Lebanese culture today.
The Beirut Museum of Art is coming to Beirut's Mathaf district, and HOMEland Lebanon Magazine sat down with the team behind BeMA to learn how it is becoming a platform for peace on Museum Mile.

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Home to 2,000-year-old olive trees and a rebuilt monastery, Der Mimas earned its name: the lighthouse of Lebanon's south.
Carole Atallah
Explore the AUB Botanical Garden, an ancillary green space at the American University of Beirut protecting Lebanon's trees, plants, and biodiversity.
Maryam Ghaddar
From a mysterious pyramid to Zenobia's canal and a cliffside monastery, Hermel guards archaeological treasures far older than its headlines suggest.

GIVING BACK

GET INSPIRED

A handful of volunteers keep Lebanon's largest no-kill shelter running on love, debt and a relentless devotion to strays nobody else wants.
Agonist coffee shop is where you know you've reached somewhere special the moment you walk in. It's not just your average coffee house: it serves coffee, baked treats, and more importantly, a beautiful and powerful message of inclusion, love, and acceptance.
A short-term style of volunteering is helping Lebanese nonprofits fill big events while giving newcomers an easy way to get involved.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Mankind is undergoing one of the biggest transformations in its history, driven by exponential technology and the digital revolution now reshaping every industry and aspect of life.
From Project Gutenberg's first volunteers to today's diaspora, virtual volunteering lets you serve Lebanon's causes without ever leaving home.

ANTHOLOGY OF LEBANESE FAMILIES

VIDEOS AND REELS

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RULA GHANI

LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER

HABIBI LEBNEN

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CULTURAL DIPLOMACY

Tanya Abou-Ghazaly
Sandra Whitehead

The Voices Shaping Tomorrow

A young member of the Lebanese diaspora returns to Beirut for university and discovers a dual identity — part citizen, part tourist, wholly in love.
Jenny Ponnig on raising kids in Lebanon — teleferiques, Byblos Christmas trees, three languages by age five, and the daily grind of getting to school.
Telecom giant touch and ONE LEBANON launch free weekly choir sessions for underserved students across four Beirut public schools. Optimized Intro: The One Voice initiative launched in Beirut on December 4, 2018, as touch — Lebanon's leading mobile and data operator, managed by Zain Group — partnered with ONE LEBANON to bring professional choir sessions, led by Founder & President Tania Kassis and her Academy's teachers, to students with no access to music. Selected Vertical(s): THEgood, THEculture, THEpeople Assigned Categories/Subcategories: THEgood > Giving Back (Sub: Community Initiatives); THEculture > Cinema / Theater / Music; THEpeople > Society & Citizenship (Sub: Youth & Civic Life); Press releases Countries/Cities Outside: None Locations Inside Lebanon: Beirut, Grand Serail, President Riad el Solh Secondary School, Gebran Ghassan Tueni Secondary School, Chiah, Martyr Abdel Karim Khalil English middle school Quote About Lebanon: "Singing in a group offers us a sense of belonging to something bigger than ourselves — it prepares the youth to become agents of change." Shareable Social Quote: "Science is proving that we bond best when we are making music with each other."
From Rafik Hariri University's lawn to Beirut's poetry slams, Lebanon's youth are turning raw truth into performance art.

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