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Education and religion are traditionally connected in Islam

Lebanon is a parliamentary democracy with strong confessional characteristics

The confessional system and the conflict in Syria lead to tensions within Lebanese society

Refugees from Syria are a welcome addition to the workforce in Lebanon, but a burden for the infrastructure

Lebanese residents and Syrian refugees in eastern Lebanon work on solving their conflicts

In a clinic in Turkey, Syrian medics help Syrian refugees

Young bloggers discuss daily life under Israeli occupation in Palestine

In a Beirut workshop, Syrian women refugees are starting a new life

There are not enough schools for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon

Even decades after its civil war, Lebanon has not come to terms with its traumatic past