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Youth, Sports, Politics, and Society in Lebanon – Simon Abi Ramia
On June 29, the LSF met with Simon Abi Ramia, President of Youth & Sports Committee of the parliament of Lebanon. Our discussion was widespread, focusing on sports and youth (of course) but also on politics, religion, and society within Lebanon. His insight touched upon many of the national and regional issues currently in play Read more
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Day 10+ (July 2-3) – Princesses, LAU, Shatilla, Le Péché, Flight
For those of you still following my trip blog, I do apologize for the delay. there is just such a finality to writing this post, and I honestly haven’t wanted to deal with it. While my post-fellowship plan includes extensive blogging of my trip research, this is really the last “Today we did X” kind Read more
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Day 9 (July 1) – Beirut National Museum, Beirut Souks, SkyBar
Sunday was very eventful, with trips to the Beirut National Museum, the Beirut Souks, and SkyBar. You can see photos here. We began the trip to the Museum with a short documentary on the history of the museum and its restoration during and after the Lebanese Civil War. The museum itself is quite small and Read more
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Day 8 (June 30) – Beiteddine and Points South (Including UN Peacekeepers and Hezbollah)
Saturday marked our day of travels south through Beiteddine, Jezzine, a swing by Marjeyun and the Israeli border, and then back to Beiteddine for a Caracalla show. Beiteddine was pretty cool. The castle there was built by the Druze during the Ottoman period and has been beautifully restored since the Lebanese Civil War. I was Read more
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Day 7 (June 29) – Parliament, Jeita, Byblos, Pepe Abed
Sorry I am so behind on this blog. The end of the trip was a whirlwind, followed by travel home, Dad’s birthday, travel back to VA, etc. Here goes though. Day 7 was fascinating. It started with a meeting at Parliament with MP Simon Abi Ramia, the President of the Youth and Sports Committee. I Read more
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Home Away from Home: The Plight of the Refugee in Lebanon
Home Away from Home: The Plight of the Refugee in Lebanon. I couldn’t say this better myself Read more
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