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imagine how many portion of love are now in the world. climate change very often story. this is my plan, the way from just one week. how much was going to really get we still have time to act. i'm going with 5th. ah, ah, the mediterranean was once a major crossroads at the heart of the ancient world. today it has become a barrier separating europe from africa. is there anything less of a past one share? and what do today's distinct co hasn't?

journalist xena pal moss rock and joe far abdul karim, travel the coast of the mediterranean, in search of answers. do you see yourself as a tunisian junior used to go, the rights and responsibilities is how can you afford to say these animals? god help you join us to get to know the people and their dreams. a mediterranean journey. hello and welcome. i'm siena, pal mastura went in, i'm just out of doors cutting 40 years ago, we began an amazing journey at the southern mediterranean 100. we began in lebanon, the nation of my roots, the series ended in morocco, the nation of my rates, and hobbies. it's during those 2 years in many countries, experienced political and economic upheaval here also helps off with

a global pandemic company. so let's go to europeans, one region, one of those nations and flux is lebanon, where we begin our odyssey over 2 years ago. lebanon is a traditionally multi religion nation, politically unique in the middle east. the muslims and christians coexist here, but more than 30 years after the end of the civil war, societal tensions are high. the lebanese coastline is 225 kilometers long. the nation border syria to the north and israel to the south with a population of around 6000000. i'm looking forward to welcoming the journalists, xena, and master xena writes, among other things about the emancipation of women in islam. she was born in hon, offer in 1981. her parents come from morocco and she lives and works in berlin.

xena is taking part in my talk to one day on just our talk. we debate, political and socio critical issues of interest to people in the arab world line id love about on that, that was important to me because i turned out of the, you know, and let me do it again. please update that. are you coming to me or my going over to you? okay, thanks. have a little voice. what's your topic for today? via hum? we've recorded 2 topics today. this is the 1st was whether it's okay for unmarried people to live their lives together. so easy. so is it possible? is it allowed, get us, is a better not to film on me. and the discussion with you on the slides at emma and the 2nd issue was about refugees in lebanon. and windows. people always think that refugees are only debated in germany. but there's also a debate going on in lebanon, his wealth, and enzyme, syrians and palestinians are facing huge challenges right now, and anybody, lebanon is changing legislation. what impact does that having some,

because there are some tension models that we usually produce. jeff, our talk at deutsch a villa in berlin once a month. we're also in arab countries. and today we're in lebanon. for me, that's like coming home. i was born in liberia, but i grew up in switzerland and here in beirut, or i attended the german school. my parents are also living here, once again. they root is the economic and cultural heart of the country. like any good beach promenade, the beirut cornish is a popular place for all manner of leisure activities. walkers love the view. joggers enjoy the breeze, and teenagers pose as though they're on a catwalk then available. if you're ever and a route you really need to check it out. yeah. it's a wonderful atmosphere with the see the do math. how was that for you? then?

you also lived in bay rate for many years. yeah. and i think you also went to school here. yeah. and what did you do here? cuz you will say come here and take photos if it up on to mile, i say i came here now and again with my family lunch. my we sometimes came here for dinner, but he se i was good, but there's also an ice cream parlor here. yeah. yet every child growing up in beirut must have eaten ice cream there, i guess. okay. what, hello. hello. how's it going? was with what would you like? i think well i said lemon before, but now i'm seeing something else. was that i should that manga then will do. i said, you just ordered an arabic. well, no, i just asked, but in morocco we speak moroccan diploma. do you understand what she says when she speaks, go on board or something? i'd like some mango ice cream. i like manila, i did move on a lot. i'm having to know when to model sometimes when you taste or smell something,

does it take you back to your childhood sooner than that? that's exactly what happens to me with a root in the background on the ice cream. now i finish mine and you've still got some. okay, no problem. we'll pretend i get oh and now, yes. they root still bears the scars of the civil war. it ravaged the city and the country for 15 years. initially, christians fought against the palestinian p zillow. then the conflict escalated into a battle between christians, pillow, supporters and arab nationalists. eventually israel invaded in 1982 and occupied southern lebanon until the year 2000. so this case has great historical significance, right? uh huh. yes, absolutely. so this is mortar square. it has to do with lebanese independence than

if i was paying attention during history lesson on that was 1943. but if you take a closer look, you see a lot of little holes in the brochure. i don't, it tells you exactly from the civil war garcia. thank you. his and oh yes. a church church bells has gotten them oci. there's a mosque as well. symbolic and from above and all looks good off, but things could definitely be better. one of them, especially when we're talking about laws about elections and religion does play a role there haunted. everyone somehow entrenched and their religion in their 2nd 9 o'clock. as soon as i was on the surface, everyone lives happily together like one big family, one big but within that family. but people still argue about. domino hm. person, destiny. and continuing my journey alone, traveling 85 kilometers north to tripoli. by bless, tripoli is the nation,

2nd largest city, and according to a world bank report, the poorest metropolis on the entire mediterranean coastline. up until a few years ago, civil war still raged in some tripoli. neighborhoods, chilled among other things by the conflict and syria. the city saw clashes between sunni's and all awaits between enemies and supporters of the syrian dictator. assad . now former opponents have laid down their arms and joint forces to repair the roads and restore power lines. the initiator of the reconciliation project march is lay about rudy from the route. so can he could you explain what happened here? oh okay. you'll hear in the city of tripler, but in some of the poorest districts for years, these 2 neighborhoods where it won't work each other, jebel mason here and ben tabitha down there. we have people here from debbie

topper noon and john mason. i'm from bell covenant. i'm the only one from chapel lesson, but i've been talking to it so you didn't talk to each other before i get to talk to each other, fax, and if we want to see each other let it wasn't to talk to teacher. i think that and on your dominant language was the language of, with the mutual fear is deep seated. it is based on the experiences of several decades and many wars. the goal is to overcome this fear. the march community center provides a place for discussion and programs for countering aggression. i've been observing how you're moving around a woman between men who come from very much for your code structures, the way they thing they look at woman was a for you. the fact that i am a woman and i'm not home typically, and i'm not from either sex,

has them in the work that my work because 1st of what i'm perceived as neutral. second of all, i think that and in fuzzy on society, you are a woman man, dental show their weakness is more than, than if you, because there's no dies, angie, there's no eagle and, and one day, you know, i was asking them this question. imagine i, i wasn't done with that have work the way it had was, and they only did. he said, no, no, there are still traces of hatred and violence in syria street. but tentative reconciliation efforts are at least under way from tripoli. we travel on to be close. the small port town is just 40 kilometers away. the blows is one of the prettiest locations on the coast. i came as a child on a school trip. the blows offers natural beauty and a rich cultural heritage. phoenicians, romans arabs and the crusaders all left their mark here

not far from the blows. i spend the night at bate all about troy. the eco lodge lies between tripoli and they rooted. everything's either homemade or hand made here, from the food right through to the furniture. it's like i'm in paradise. with this small estate, the owner colette co here has fulfilled a dream. and i really like mon achish was particularly on the grid. i love it, the wheat is from this region and ask, man is making the dough. but i'd like 2 slices because i'm really hungry. could i did in any money on lebanese breakfast, consists of a kind of pizza with that are seasoning plenty of greens and a lug of olive oil. ah, they want him a full yeoman young to be mother to day. many people's idea of being modern is

skyline. so all new and high tech, low, high tech. so combination youth combined tradition, nature, land, and village in a way that makes this place. so authentic study, that's really amazing. i live in mechanical, i. e and ideally policy and i said i have to to be honest, but i'm often surprised that the reactions of some of the people who come to me. so i know they need a modern life model pure and i, it was their love laid off when, when and where does your passion come from any being on? i should i lived abroad for almost 17 years when, during the war i left lebanon. so besides, i spent half the time in saudi arabia and the other half in london guest house is the idea of having a restaurant came to me during this time. it was kind of a dream of mine will feel loved when i returned, i wanted to fulfill that dream here in lebanon. lebanon is my homeland, and i'd like to show that lebanon is a modern country,

even with all the many problems we have here, to the label, the linux, that is way milady polio. lebanon has many problems for sure. thought best is at bescedy. yes, but i'm very optimistic, optimistic and start off. at that optimism is the vital in august 2020. there was a huge explosion in may route. the entire ports on was flattened in the blast. dozens of people died and hundreds were injured. it turned out that almost $3000.00 tons of highly flammable material had been stored for years at the port without appropriate safety measures. it's thought construction work may have triggered the detonation. the accident stood as a symbol of failure for a state that could not protect its people. ah,

even before the explosion since 2019 people of all backgrounds have been protesting in beirut, someone who was always fought for societal change and lebanon is the journalist germano had died. work is breaking taboos. oh, well, the plan, i'm going to have a small kind of exercises like we're going to be at you and a the main thing is i'm all coming out with governor homosexuality is a criminal offense here. but there's a small l, g, b, t i q plus community. but most people just conceal their sexuality. more often coming out leads to expulsion from the family. the writers yamaha dud, supports the activists and organized regular events such as this one. okay, always she might have like okay firstly hello again and turn out. i'm really glad you're all here. like you know what? i certainly don't need to say it again, but i will an you're now in a place where there are no judgements. i feel when a she study there's nothing negative here yet hope there's just

a lot of love and unconditional acceptance for all of you. got it. and now, oh, so this is what's going to happen. the motto of our meeting is to come out or not to come out to come. what does that mean for us to get closer to the person? we want to say something to our new wrong decisions because there are people around us who support us will be 65. yes, there will be a support system, a support group dom. oh, okay, so with ha, ha ha. okay, so they're worried about you. you mean you miles away? okay. don't you speak to them on with the local? are you doing this or breaking to boosters or also in the time of risk? what was the cause for you for doing? i think that at one point in my life because i was raised in such a conservative family, i had enough of all the hypocrisy because i knew that my own values are not necessarily the values of my society,

but i was led them stop me from defending them and trying to bring them to life. so i decided not to be scared because if you're scared me, they one. mm hm. and hot topic in lebanon is the traffic problem with cyclists still aren't in the world view of lebanese transport planners. chain effect wants to change that and make they root fit for bikes. i'm meeting project initiator, zayna, how one and her colleagues i so something it's all over the defeated you're doing, which is the chain of a quite a chain effect. so with chain is the bicycle chain obviously, and if i just decide that it was so people are going to be stuck in. 8 again, there will be available to ella, who and we have other sentences, like if you wrote a bicycle, you'd be there by now or we have stuff like,

i'm going to say them and i was there. i'm yes. so we have one betty, i'm with i was out of the bush as fast as a grenade under and you can also part quickly what's possible or something like that. i a, i cycle a lot at home in berlin. and today for the 1st time in beirut with was you always wanted to cycle through bed route one day is the 1st time i. yes. it's really the 1st time i have cycled in beirut. yeah, it's really exciting and a why do you say you're the only ones in beirut, sand lebanon to take cycling so seriously the budget with

and those that exercise he did eat well to at toll it it smells of hummus sesame and wild time. so in other words, of traditional lebanese food, the owners gold to get the nations many religions and ridges, cooking together. geneva lebanon is also well known for its excellent food. yeah, i'm going to rely on you for this is a, that's a good idea off of that. so are of your sissy. besides, you can count on me, johnny mckee, of the hobby, were really hungry. so we're going to order a lot, willis, w most almost double autumn, be streamed cauliflower, and stuck zucchini and 2 glasses, a fresh pomegranate juice, adelman o that color looks incredible. yes. other one at salus. grace immer. okay. we say,

but so hot as to oh wow, something in common, but there's no alcohol in it, so it's okay. so that's what you say. this is phenomenal. not so, and not sweets exactly. right. and i'm sitting in the shade. what market? i went well. good. here we go. wow. mana kish. yeah. monica? yes. on occasion is you know that already in a clear. yes. and that looks like her mess with sooner. yeah. yes. and spring being longer born and that's typical to fish. i know that from home, kenny often. so how's your mother always made it? yes. this was always made on the days where we said there is no meet to day like mine. that's what i like about lebanese cuisine in particular. i've been a vegetarian for many years and i can get delicious food everywhere without meat. and it's really tasty. dr. young from the full name of the program in germany is that there aren't that many

good moroccan restaurants simply because there aren't that many moroccans in germany and the places i've been say when that great, because we often think mom's cooking always tastes best davosto much, but i always have an immediate sense of being at home when i'm with my parents, the little morocco between our 4 walls near hanover. oh, when ever i've spent some vacations in morocco. oh, the whole family just gets together around the table won't be able to tie all it creates a wall madness. seattle theater was halfway here than uh huh. yeah. give me a semi, i see myself as a citizen of the war. he has a field event and constantly flying to new places back up whenever i arrive in frankfort and find a bakery with me. i get some whole meal bread with cheese. that's like coming home for me to germany. oh, i love that as well. nice. i favorite weather with family, with friends, et cetera, that if the food tastes good, it tastes good regardless of where it comes from cushman and health yanna,

as we leave. another surprise awaits us. ha ha to the ones that are inside. exactly. so the brand is a master kid, okay, where we're having a several events in the room, but the actual production is happening in the carriage in if you want to to meet the people behind the project. oh, yes, we would be ready. in the next day i meet out of the on your to i and joseph solo. from masterpiece. together we travel to the call valley where clothing is produced by syrian refugee women for the fair trade project masterpiece. so they can earn at least a bit of income. lebanon has accepted more syrian refugees than any other country in the world, in relation to its own population. it's thought around 1500000 people living here come from the neighboring nation. lebanese laws only allow syrian refugees to work

in agriculture, cleaning, or construction work for masterpiece founders of the project were able to obtain an exception. so this is one of the we've been talking by law. most of the women who work here come from syria. they fled to escape the islamic state and the war their own policy manages the masterpiece sewing workshop c and know that to syrian type of fabric with any student where you get it from, survive on their mission moment jewel i'm we try and get it from syria or from bay route, but it's difficult the only sure. what's that that to shut made of pure so natural. so from the cocoon had i then did you so it as well the sure. no. my grandmother did that. my mother's mother can swing it. march 20 minutes. when you have a piece of syria with you, then you get into a spot for you. it means we still have a connection with syria is allied with ah,

java. if you like, good. i'm good, nice. now. yes, i do it to ha. what does masterpiece mean to you? unique masterpiece. i had a cam masterpieces my whole life. it's not just a job or so. yes. but i also cry because of the difficulties we always face and hailey english are made. lemme he did a little bit on the bus, had them at now. after meeting these remarkable women, i travel back to bay root. the lebanese capital feels like one of the most contemporary cities in the mediterranean region. and an emotional day draws to a close. it's appropriately rounded off by the melancholy evening ambiance on the

cornish, the beach promenade. almost certainly miss when i leave a route before our 1st mediterranean journey ends. i've got another surprise for xena. i know something i absolutely must buy when i'm in beirut and falling a watermelon. and we don't have a watermelon. i'm going to eat that by yourself. i did. oh, we're going to eat it here together. did this one that was out? you know, if the melons good, so from the sounds or if you any further, i know can if i hear the right, so then it's good. yeah. so this one you decide how much was ok, you the and i did that 4500 the read about kind of clumps me living. my says that, so we're doing this the traditional way, how an arab couple, which you call the women has the money and he pays it, but i'm not going to the man thrill. i'm not so traditional. you can pay to co.

okay. good. breaking tradition, nothing very good. this is a pen. i'm also really enjoying the chance to experience the april here. and the garrett that exist if, because i only really know baby to lebanon from the news. it's usually about war and conflicts when, at least to some extent on, and the people are friendly. they've got a positive mindset and they appreciate what they have can use the best. of course, you've got the advantage of having the mediterranean here, unlike us in germany, but there's so much to discover. and i really love sharing the experience with best buy. i'm glad to hear it before because i'm looking forward to taking our trip as well. yes, i wonder what you'll think of panacea after world tangier and the surrounding region have had a huge influence on me with

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