October 5th, 2008 — , Al Majmoua- Lebanese Association for Development, KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), Lebanon, MENA (Middle East & North Africa) from jemru @ Kiva Stories from the Field
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Jail in Beirut wasn’t really a high-security sort of place. Most of the “prisoners” were being led around without handcuffs, and no one was carrying a weapon. People were actually fairly friendly. My holding cell had only a few people [...]
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October 5th, 2008 — , Al Majmoua- Lebanese Association for Development, KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), Lebanon, MENA (Middle East & North Africa) from jemru @ Kiva Stories from the Field
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(So the following actually took place a few weeks ago, but by request, I’ve written an exceedingly long account of everything that happened. Certainly not a typical Lebanese experience, but an unfortunate twist of living in a strange land…)
I think [...]
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September 8th, 2008 — , JJ, KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), Kiva, Lebanon from jemru @ Kiva Stories from the Field
I’ve had a pretty frustrating day here in Beirut. To those who plan on traveling, a bit of advice…don’t loose your passport. Especially not in Lebanon. I felt like I was trapped in that scene from Battle of Algiers where Colonel Mathieu is unceremoniously perched atop his desk answering the questions of reporters either with an endless moral treatise or a flippant [...]
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