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Beirut Dweller: Encounters of a Young German Ajnabe أجنبي

A German student's chance encounters as an expat in Beirut, from Fairouz songs in Berlin to football in Shatila and...
Duration 5 min read
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The Secret of Eternal Youth: Nora Sabbagh

An 85 year old Lebanese American nurse reveals her secret of eternal youth, from chair yoga to a lifelong love...
Duration 5 min read
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Joseph Chartouny: Lebanese-Canadian Basketball Standout in Three Countries

From Fordham to the Lebanese National Team, one player's identity, grief, and grit collide on three continents' worth of hardwood.
Duration 5 min read
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But What Is Home? Home Is Where the Heart Is

A Lebanese expat in Montreal wonders what home really means when Christmas splits her heart between two countries, two lives.
Duration 3 min read

Between Two Homes: A Young Lebanese Woman in a Changing Saudi Arabia

I grew up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, yet my navy blue cedar passport never turned palm tree green.
Duration 5 min read

Salutations From Brittany

Zeina Sawaya Marion has lived in five countries since 1976, but nothing cures her longing for home — the smells,...
Duration 5 min read
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