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Items by Roisin McCarthy
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'We’re doing what we can to survive': Beirut, bakeries and the black market
Ten bags of flour are stacked against the wall of a compact bakery in downtown Beirut. “One of these bags used to cost 25 thousand ,” says Anwar. He has worked at this bakery for 22 years and is now standing next to a pile of flour valued at...
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‘We are in crisis’: Middle East journalists on censorship, imprisonment and exile
Azra* has been a journalist in Turkey for 25 years. She has witnessed her country’s press freedoms fall away under the acceleration of censorship, and it has left her scared. Reporters have increasingly found themselves in court facing criminal charges for their stories. For Azra, her prosecution came with a...
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Love Welcomes: Empowering female refugees through inclusion
Love Welcomes, a social enterprise helping to support and employ refugee women has become a vital lifeline in more ways than one. Founded in 2017 in response to the European refugee crisis, the initiative began with the creation of a workplace and skills training centre for refugee women living in...