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September 05, 2019 | Middle East Eye
Juniper Ascending: All Hail the King of Trees
In the forests of Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, a green initiative is uniting generations and faiths.
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Lebanon
August 12, 2019 | Field Notes
The Road to the Kingdom of Junipers
On a reporting trip to the Kingdom of Junipers, getting there is part of the story.
August 02, 2019 | Field Notes
Memories from Qemmamine
Hiking along the Lebanon Mountain Trail, Catherine Cartier stopped for one night in Qemmamine, where she listened to her hosts as they remembered their village's past.
January 25, 2019 | The Boston Globe
Opinion: Eight Years Since Arab Spring, Is There Hope for Middle East Democracy?
Pulitzer Center Executive Editor Indira Lakshmanan evaluates today's political landscape in the Middle East.
April 24, 2017 | The Irish Times
Syria's Fractious Vintage: ‘The Most Dangerous Wine in the World’
Bargylus wine is grown, produced and bottled in Syria. Despite the conflict the vineyard manages to produce wine that is served at some of the world's top restaurants.
March 13, 2017 | RTÉ
Syrian Seeds Rescued from Aleppo
One of the world's most important collections of biodiverse seeds based in Aleppo, Syria, came under threat as the war reached its door.
October 18, 2016 | takepart
How Syria's War Threatened the Middle East's Food Future
Scientists with a critical agricultural research organization are among the 11 million people forced to flee Syria's conflict. They took heroic steps to save resources vital for global food security.
January 09, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
Jordan: A Year of Refugee Reporting
Alice Su reveals what happens behind the scenes while reporting on Sudanese and Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.
November 14, 2014 | PRI's The World
A Sri Lankan Girl Living in Lebanon Isn’t Really a Citizen of Either Country
Rainey lives in Lebanon, a country that will never give her citizenship. Her parents are Sri Lankan, but she was born in Beirut. And now, Lebanon may ask her to leave the only home she’s ever known.
November 12, 2014 | PRI's The World
An Unlikely Pair in Lebanon Teams Up in Hopes of Creating Change
Ryan and Noor are best friends, and they live in Beirut. Ryan belongs to a religious sect called the Druze, and Noor is a Sunni Muslim. They agree that in Lebanon, they are an unlikely match.
November 11, 2014 | PRI's The World
Lebanon: Hoop Dreams
Ahmad wants to be a basketball star when he grows up. For now, he's working toward his unlikely goal thanks to a Lebanese NGO that believes such dreams are important for disadvantaged children.
November 11, 2014 | PRI's The World
Exile from Syria Stretched from Weeks to Years
Karen and her family once lived a happy life in Syria. But when the civil war arrived, they fled to Lebanon with little more than a few suitcases, and their two-week stay has now lasted two years.
Among the Cedars of God: Interfaith Efforts to Preserve Lebanon’s Natural Heritage
Revered since biblical times, Lebanon’s cedar trees have survived the tests of time and war, but climate change now threatens their future. How can interfaith collaboration help conserve them?
PBS NewsHour Weekend 'Future of Food' Series
Can we create a nutritious and affordable food system in a way that’s green and fair? PBS NewsHour Weekend’s "Future of Food" international series reports on work by people who think they have solutions.
Syrian Seeds Sow Hope for Global Food Security
A research center is rebuilding their seed collection in Lebanon after fleeing Aleppo in Syria. Their collection is of vital importance for global food security in a changing climate.
Stories of Hope: Growing Up in Lebanon
Beirut is fissured from political and sectarian strain. Many of the kids living there are on the edges of those cracks. This project tells the stories of those kids as radio and video portraits.
Syria’s Displaced: Regional Implications
At least 1.5 million people have fled the conflict in Syria. Most have taken refuge in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon, where they are straining resources and raising concerns about regional stability.
Refuge in Ruin: Returning to Nahr al-Bared
All year, a string of car bombs, assassinations and the encampment of anti-government protesters in downtown Beirut had elevated fears that Lebanon's deepening political crisis could ignite an all-out war. Then a fierce clash erupted May 20 that pitted the national army against a surprising foe: a little-known militant...
September 14, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Jennifer Duggan
Jennifer Duggan travels to Lebanon and the Arctic Circle to report on the importance of seeds in ensuring global food security.
February 25, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Ari Daniel, with his Young Lebanon series
Ari Daniel introduces "Young Lebanon," his radio and video series for PRI's The World that features kids growing up in and around Beirut.
December 24, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Alice Su
Journalist Alice Su discusses her project "Interim Lives: Refugee Survival in Jordan and Lebanon."
November 23, 2013 | Meet the Journalist
Alisa Roth and Hugh Eakin Discuss Reporting on Syria's Refugees
Journalists Alisa Roth and Hugh Eakin traveled the perimeter of Syria, to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Northern Iraq to cover the Syrian refugee crisis.
March 02, 2016 | Education news
News Bites and Lesson Plan of the Week: Road Safety
This week's news on all things Pulitzer Center Education.
December 16, 2015 | Education news
News Bites and Lesson of the Week: Refugees and Extremism
This week's news on all things Pulitzer Center Education.
September 03, 2013 | General news
This Week: Congress Considers
If Congress authorizes a punitive military strike against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, it will have consequences far beyond Syria’s borders.
August 20, 2013 | General news
This Week: Through The Wire
Hezbollah have entered the war in Syria on the side of the regime—yet in neighboring Lebanon, they offer aid to those who flee from their aggression.
May 02, 2008 | Project news
Round two: Meet the winners
Bethany Whitfield, Pulitzer Center
From finding the truth about military dictatorships like Burma to creating a solution for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, the questions of our latest Global Issues/ Citizen Voices Project pressed for thought and analysis on some of today's most complex and difficult global issues. Here's what our four winners had to say on the topics and how their past experiences and research influenced their answers.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
February 29, 2016 | All Grades
Pedestrian Safety
Students investigate educational resources about the safety of pedestrians in developing countries and design mock letters to politicians in charge of roads in a developing country.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.
July 22, 2015 | All Grades
What is it like to be a refugee and how can we help spread the word about the problems refugees face?
Students will be able to identify the largest problems facing refugees and construct a campaign to spread the word about how to offer solutions and aid to refugees.