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Youmna Hammoud
YOUMNA HAMMOUD Authentic Tourism: From Passion to Purpose It’s after a conversation with my now business partner, Sassine Mazraani, that everything started for Toureef (toureef.org

The Cash Crunch: An Expats’ Liquidity Handbook
Remittances into Lebanon Bank-Only Transfers Local Lebanese “fresh fund” accounts give holders access to money in three major foreign currencies. Those are US Dollars, Euros

Tripoli: The Forgotten Bride of the Mediterranean
Tripoli, a city located in the north of Lebanon and home to over 700,000 citizens, is Lebanon’s poorest city. It has suffered years of neglect

Holding Olives: Preserving Culture in Times of War
Holding Olives: Preserving Culture in Times of War Artists Document Land Sovereignty in South Lebanon Granddaughter of the Olive Tree, Yaroun, South Lebanon, 2022. Analogue

“We Want to Remain Children of Our Homeland”: Syrians Hold On to Food Culture Through Years of War
People go about their day in Deir ez-Zor, the largest city in Eastern Syria. October 1994. Photo by Haubi Gerhard Haubold via Wikimedia Commons (CC

Inside Ray Uno’s Sonic Shift
With “Ghayr El Kell,” Lebanese producer and singer Ray Uno steps into a new sonic chapter — one that blends Arabic lyrics with electronic energy,