Clearing explosives in Syria with US Special Operations Forces and a local nonprofit
Middle East / Central Asia Clearing explosives in Syria with US Special Operations Forces and a local nonprofit June 5, 2021 Last fall, I was enjoying a quiet hike in a mountain forest in northern Lebanon. As I crested a particularly troublesome hill, I was expecting...
A Promise Made and Kept
Middle East / Central Asia A Promise Made and Kept February 20, 2021 August 4, 2020 – a date that is forever seared in the hearts of many Lebanese. Given all that’s happened to our world since—pandemic lockdowns, social upheavals, and contentious...
American generosity at work in Beirut
Middle East / Central Asia American generosity at work in Beirut October 7, 2020 Greetings, On August 27, roughly three weeks after the massive explosion that rocked Beirut — killing over 200, displacing hundreds of thousands, and causing billions in damage — I landed...
