At our first meeting, slim and brown-skinned Youssef was wearing a wrinkled shirt that mirrored his busy celibate lifestyle. Upon his arrival, he sat down quickly, and after some classic greetings, began to narrate his story as if he was writing a new book. Youssef was born in the countryside...
Hala and I met in “Workshop 13”, a cultural café of her choosing, located in Al-Mina area in Tripoli. Not being far from the sea, the humid breezes emanating from there reach it quickly. This place does not resemble the stereotypical image of Tripoli, as it is made up of...
Aid worker and community leader Qadriyah struggled through war, poverty, displacement and a patriarchal society to find herself as a Syrian refugee in Lebanon. One act of defiance turned her life around and saw her assisting other refugees, particularly women, access education and have hope for the future. Here is...