Category: Op-Eds
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An Intersectional Cure For a Traumatic Disease
The piercing sound of lingering shattered glass. Images of the victims and wounded. Cries of sorrow from the hearts of loved ones. The cold and shaky emptiness of lost memories and a stolen future. Beirut and Lebanon ache as trauma sets in and sweeps away whatever hope was left in an ailing population.
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Rebuilding Our Horizon
I never thought I would see a cataclysm unfold on my horizon, a scene that I had only experienced in documentaries about WWII, or some apocalyptic prelude describing the nuclear fallout that created Godzilla. Much has been written about how large explosions such as nuclear warfare, along with ethnic cleansing and aerial bombardment, destroy the…
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Solidarity As Act of Resistance
Within hours of the August 4th explosion, spontaneous groups of young women and men armed with brooms, spades, buckets, and other basic materials roamed the streets of affected areas. Most of those actively working on the ground have no expectation whatsoever from their government, a government that has yet to show any empathy for its people…
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