Young Lebanon

November 10, 2014

Karen and her family once lived a happy life in Aleppo, Syria. But when the civil war arrived in their city, they fled to Lebanon in the middle of the night with little more than a few suitcases, and their two-week stay has now lasted two years.

Conflict

Young Lebanese activist joins us on Facebook

PRI's The World

November 11, 2014

Ryan and Noor are best friends. In Lebanon, they are an unlikely match. Ryan belongs to a religious sect called the Druze, and Noor is a Sunni Muslim. Wednesday, Noor joins us in on Facebook to answer your questions about her work imagining a better future for her country.

Sports

Why an NGO wants this Lebanese boy to live his hoop dreams

PRI's The World

November 11, 2014

Ahmad, like many Lebanese kids, wants to be a basketball star when he grows up. For now, he's getting to train towards his unlikely goal thanks to a Lebanese NGO that believes such dreams are important for disadvantaged children.

Global Politics

A Sri Lankan girl living in Lebanon isn't really a citizen of either country

PRI's The World

November 13, 2014

Rainey’s parents came to Lebanon from Sri Lanka 20 years ago to get away from their country’s civil war. In fact, Lebanon has become something of a haven for a quarter million migrant workers from Asia and Africa, who tend to be employed as maids, trash collectors, and gas station attendants. They come to escape economic and political hardship back home.

Global Politics

An unlikely pair in Lebanon team up in hopes of creating change

PRI's The World

November 12, 2014

Ryan and Noor are best friends. In Lebanon, they are an unlikely match. Ryan belongs to a religious sect called the Druze, and Noor is a Sunni Muslim. With the way things are in this country, kids from different religious groups do not normally hang out, let alone become inseparable friends.

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This Syrian girl's exile has stretched from weeks to years

Young Lebanese activist joins us on Facebook

Why an NGO wants this Lebanese boy to live his hoop dreams

A Sri Lankan girl living in Lebanon isn't really a citizen of either country

An unlikely pair in Lebanon team up in hopes of creating change