Kamal lost his sight helping his cousin, but never lost his will.

In Homs, Nawar and friends created a cinema space for open conversation.

For over 60 years, Shawqi has cut hair in Sidon, still loving the job today.

Even amid queues for water and food, children still line up for school every day.

After her injury, Islam found a new way to support others facing the same struggle.

Ramez's mother speaks about his detention, and now his release after two years.

Abeer rolls cigarettes for hours daily, still working hard to provide for her family.

A traditional game that has long been popular across the Levant area, remains despite the rapid pace of technology and modern life.

Ibrahim left accounting for tea, building a small Amman spot named after a daughter he dreams of.

A music teacher from Hama built a choir where people gather in love and commitment.

Ratib lost his leg and family, but still dreams of playing and running again.

Muhammad grew up on his father's displacement stories, then lived through his own.

Since he was 13, Mohammad has stayed loyal to football, guarding the goal through every challenge.

Batoul faced unemployment by creating educational tools, challenging stereotypes about disability.

Riham believes theatre holds every part of life — pain, joy, and wonder.

Khader and his family harvest Faqous every morning, keeping generations tied to the land.

Hassan Yahya remembers his family's oven, always open and free during Ashura.

All he wanted was to play again, but one moment changed everything.

Lina Daher opened a café that gives people with disabilities meaningful jobs.

Unsure which path to take, Mohammad started farming and discovered a new direction.

An 11-year-old in Ein Camp uses taekwondo to reach for bigger dreams.

Displaced from Gaza to Jordan, Wisal lost her infant son while her husband remains trapped in Gaza

She left Deir Yassin as an infant, but its story stayed with her forever.

Artist Alaa Al Baba uses a fish to tell his refugee camp's story.

After an accident in her childhood, "Judy" was born a character Majd created through whom she sees life from a different perspective.

Celine Haydar, an injured athlete from the recent Israeli war on Lebanon and her journey of recovery.

With a 3 JD thread and a craft passed down from her mother, Maha Amaireh began a journey that grew into a business supporting her family.

From a screen that brought people together to a public health hazard.

Mohammad Ibrahim is a young musician from Homs. He transforms everyday memories and news into rap songs.

Mariam Al-Shaar creats a communal kitchen where women could come together to cook and work in Burj Al-Barajneh

On the sidewalk facing the entrance of the Law College in Saida, Ahmad Diab stands still behind his small stall.

Freed photojournalist Moath Amarneh, injured and imprisoned, fights to return to his work

One bullet changed his life, but his love for sport never left him.

Displaced Gaza artists created "The Artists' Shelter" to keep creating and reclaim life over war

In Um Al-Kheir, settler-blocked roads keep three siblings and 55 students from reaching school

Mira Argon, a migrant from the Philippines started a migrant community kitchen in Lebanon

In Homs, Abu Mohammad has been raising pigeons and birds for many years, in a relationship that goes beyond trade to a deep care.

In Ain al-Hilweh, the space may be narrow, but Eid still finds its place among the alleys.

Aida Ahmad and the Rural Women’s Project

Omar Hamad rescued 6,000 books from Gaza's rubble, building a public library from war's ruins.

Abdullah Saeed recalls his family's 1948 displacement from Lifta and his father's vow never to forget.

A Palestinian refugee living in Nahr al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon, never parts with a small object hanging from her neck.

A Palestinian refugee from the village of Al-Sumayriyya, now living in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon

Batoul, 23, displaced from the town of Burj Rahal gives birth to her first child at a shelter at Nazih Al-Bazri School.

Suhaib Samarah's "Cycling Palestine" reunites hundreds of youth with their land despite checkpoints and restrictions.

After losing her leg in an airstrike, 13-year-old Mena reclaims her life through drawing

In Al-Ein Camp near Nablus, a football field gives children a place to dream and belong.

Gaza footballer Ibrahim Al-Arja, shot at an aid point, fights to walk again after the war.

Palestine's first women's amputee football team rebuilds lives and dreams after war injuries.

On Press Freedom Day, Jenin journalist and mother Raya Orouq shares her story from the field.

On Prisoners' Day, over 9,000 Palestinians remain detained amid torture, death, and execution laws.

Fourteen-year-old Naji, a gifted footballer from Halhoul, was killed by occupation forces while playing

In Homs, children create their own playgrounds in empty lots and dirt fields, while others have access to designated play areas.

Even under the drones , Fardous Nassar chooses to stay. To serve. To stand beside her people.

In Latakia.Salam Khairbek has been holding space for movement, breath, and connection—bringing people together through Yoga.

A story of a touring fisherman in Latakia

Widowed and amputated by war, 28-year-old Mahmoud raises his young son alone in Gaza

Against all odds, Fathia from Al-Zawiya kept pursuing education and transformed her life

Unable to have children, Nadia built a daily life around caring for cats

Twin sisters walk a dangerous road each day just to finish school

After losing her leg, Noor holds on to school, play, and walking again

After surviving severe burns, a boy begins treatment far from Gaza

A 95-year-old woman keeps her village alive through one embroidered dress

Mahmoud trains through exhaustion, closures, and checkpoints to keep his athletic dream alive.

After prison and pain, Israa slowly rebuilds life, motherhood, and herself

A displaced Gaza tailor trains women and rebuilds her sewing project

A displaced photographer documents life around her while rebuilding her own from loss

Two young men from Adloun remain in their village despite the ongoing war.

An initiative that spreads hygiene products for women during the war

For forty years, Mohammad Al-Haddad stands in front of the same pot— with steadier hands making Halawet El Shmaiseh

A Gazan farmer rebuilds hope through strawberry fields far from home

In Gaza, one skateboard became a space for children to breathe again

Dareen, a displaced mother from southern suburb, and despite this, she keeps her house a shelter for 2 dogs and 24 cats

Ali Hassan, a barber from southern Lebanon continues his job in on of the shelter centers amid the war.

This practice is dying out and is now only practiced in few villages in Palestine.

The sea as shelter for those who were displaced in Southern Lebanon

A Gaza dentist reopens his clinic inside his damaged home to continue treating patients.

Sami Ahmad Rahal, a 76 years old man is displaced for more than two years now.

In Irbid, Jibril Barham gathers the children of his neighborhood for physical training sessions.

A young Palestinian finds freedom in the circus

From dental technician to the youngest tennis coach in Syria.

Ashod Tazian, an 89 Armenian sculptor in Lebanon.

Abu Zuhair continues baking in Gaza, preserving memory, spirit, and hope amid war and loss.

A Palestinian volunteer group connecting nature, sports, heritage, and welcoming visitors to explore Palestine.

From dreaming to study mechanical engineering to a pottery artisan.

From working at a printmaking shop to selling bagels on a bicycle in Bourj al-Barajneh camp in Lebanon.

From a carpenter to a lead in crafting musical instruments.

Hussein, a twelve years old boy working at the hill.

Nabil Khurayem, the last Cobbler in Jerusalem

In Ain Al Hilweh camp, a Palestinian was detained because he built a house for himself.

In pursuit of her father's dream, Razan Ghneim challenges stereotypes through kick boxing.

The story of the only theater in Lebanon's refugee camps

Despite being rejected by universities for studying Media because of his blindness, Shadi refused to give up.

Mirna Deeb, from a person with disability to a therapist at the Women’s Charitable Association..

Hakam Ashour, the last quilt-maker in the old city of Nablus.

Abu Imad Al-Souri, from banking to selling Kibbeh in Egypt.

Ghazwa Hako, a mother for four kids and a taxi driver for women in Tripoli.

A vine older than occupation still tells a family’s story

Mohammad Loubani, musician from Nahr el-Bared camp in Lebanon

Ali Hassanein from nursing to pursuing his passion in music.