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All that they carry

Assil Fares and Francesca el-Asmar’s book “All that we carry.” (Nicholas Frakes)

When it was olive picking season, the streets were empty. That is something Robou’ distinctly remembers about her mother’s village in south Lebanon.

The stre...

12 days ago

Strangers in their own country

Right to left: Layal (Shayma Abu-Esba), Nour (Shan Hafez), Mary Em (Sophie Zmorrod) and Sue (Massa Daoud). (Ajnabiyeh)

Mary Em, Layal and Sue stared at the record shop in horror.

Not because anything had happened to it, but because of the...

19 days ago
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Through fashion, a south Lebanon brand seeks to remind people 'we're still here'

A shirt stating “Killing the flowers will not delay the spring” hangs on a rack as a woman looks through clothes at The Place is Yours pop-up in Beirut on May 29, 2026. (Nicholas Frakes)

The Israeli drone flew overhead, visible to anyone w...

a month ago
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In Beirut, Lebanon’s national orchestra brought people back together

Maestro André El Hajj conducts the Lebanese National Orchestra at the First Armenian Evangelical Church on May 28, 2026. (Rayanne Tawil)

White arches rose above the crowd. Armenian script lined the walls. Wooden chairs creaked beneath peop...

a month ago
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The thin line of the Lebanon-Israel talks

Lebanese and Israeli delegations meet for U.S.-led talks in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2026. (U.S. State Department)

Around a dozen people sat in the ornate room, golden tableclothes laid out before them. Behind them was a sight few belie...

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  • Nicholas Frakes

    I am a journalist and photojournalist based in Lebanon covering the region.

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    Freelance journalist | Documentary photographer & videographer | Based in Beirut | Writing mostly about the Middle East.

  • Rayanne Tawil

    Architect & culture journalist. I write about design, memory and the ways places tell stories — whether through a building, a street, or a craft on the verge of disappearing

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