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Josef Fares’ Zozo as accented cinema [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In 2005, the Lebanese-Swedish filmmaker Josef Fares, who had attained recognition in Sweden through the immigrant comedies Jalla! Jalla! (2000) and Kopps (2003), presented his third feature film and first drama, Zozo, inspired by Fares’s own migration to
Alexander, Elizabeth Lindsay
core   +1 more source

Physicochemical Evaluation of the Upper Litani River Watershed, Lebanon

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2012
This study aims to determine the extent of groundwater damage in the Upper Litani River Basin (ULRB) after years of water mismanagement and overfertilization in what is considered to be Lebanon’s largest fertile area.
Mark Saadeh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The City and its Stream: Blue Urban Acupuncture as a Method for Neglected Spaces Regeneration in Lebanese Riversides: The Case of Beirut River

open access: yesASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
Urban rivers and waterfronts play a vital role in the ecological, social, and economic fabric of cities, providing not only aesthetic value but also serving as important ecosystems that contribute to the overall well-being of urban environments. However, many urban rivers, including the Beirut River in Lebanon, face challenges such as pollution ...
Aya Chehab, Baher Farhat
openaire   +2 more sources

Pathways to Coastal Resiliency: the Adaptive Gradients Framework [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Current and future climate-related coastal impacts such as catastrophic and repetitive flooding, hurricane intensity, and sea level rise necessitate a new approach to developing and managing coastal infrastructure.
Hamin, Elisabeth M., Judge, Pamela K.
core   +1 more source

The Formation of the Civilian Elite in the Syrian Province: The Case of Ayyubid and Early Mamluk Hamah [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The urban renaissance in northern Syria from the sixth/twelfth century onwards increased significantly the demand for scholars in order to staff newly arising civilian posts. This demand was in Hama initially satisfied with outside scholars, particularly
Hirschler, Konrad
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Federalism in Post‐Assad Syria: Toward Durable Peace in a Pluralist Society

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Syria's civil war has left behind a fractured state. While the new president, Ahmed al‐Sharaa, seeks to unify the country and restore centralized governance, this appears unworkable. Instead, this article contends, asymmetrical federalism offers a pathway toward stability.
Dilan Okcuoglu
wiley   +1 more source

Public Buildings in Baghdad (Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries): Urban Centrality and Local Architectural Practices Through QGIS-Based Spatial Analysis

open access: yesBuildings
This paper examines public architecture in Baghdad during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, focusing on how public buildings contributed to the formation of urban centrality and how this process interacted with local architectural ...
Büşra Nur Güleç Demirel
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing development of management strategies for the Abou Ali River in Lebanon. I: Spatial variation and land use [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Surface water bodies are progressively subject to increasing stress as a result of environmentally degrading processes primarily related to anthropogenic activities.
El-Fadel, M   +3 more
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The Time Has Come for a Universal Water Tribunal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Since its inception in 1981, the International Water Tribunal has emerged as a non-governmental body with a multidisciplinary composition and a mandate based on conventional and customary international water law, which holds public hearings in order to ...
Majzoub, Tarek   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Revisiting the taxonomy and nomenclature of Phyla, a small genus of Verbenaceae

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2025, Issue 12, December 2025.
Phyla is unique within Verbenaceae due to the presence of malpighiaceous hairs. Its taxonomy has long been marked by difficulties in defining species boundaries. The most recent revision of the genus recognized five species and three varieties. In this study, however, we recognize only two species and no varieties: P.
Pedro Henrique Cardoso   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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