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Lebanon independence

Lebanon independence - Mounira Solh - Feminist pioneers - Women activists - Lebanese women leaders - Zahia Kaddoura - Rose Ghorayeb - Laure Thabet - Ibtihaj Qaddoura - Evelyne (Toueini) Bustros - Najlaa ZeinEddine Saab - Maude Motran Fajrallah - Women of Independence - Lebanese women - Lebanon Independence Day - Lebanon 1943 independence - 82 years of independence

Unsung heroines of Lebanon’s independence

Unsung women leaders helped drive Lebanon’s independence and advance women’s rights through activism, advocacy, and cultural influence.

By Michella Rizk
Lebanon independence - Lebanon sovereignty - Hezbollah influence - Lebanese Army - Middle East politics

Lebanon… Independence in an era of lost sovereignty

The country struggles with eroded sovereignty, militia control, financial crisis, and exclusion from regional and international diplomacy.

By Omar Harkous