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Between Homs and Tripoli: Hala chases her Ambition of a College Education

Between Homs and Tripoli: Hala chases her Ambition of a College Education

Roger Asfar

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...

A life of learning: A Syrian refugee’s journey

A life of learning: A Syrian refugee’s journey

Roger Asfar

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...

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