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My life in Lebanon & A political analysis of the pearl of the Middle East
During the fall of 2009 I grabbed the opportunity, quit my stiff public authority employment and left for Lebanon to freelance for the Daily Star Newspaper in Beirut. The reasons for this odd choice of destination were based on several … Continue reading
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