People gather at an ATM of a bank, before a national lockdown, in #Saida, #Lebanon. (Aziz Taher / REUTERS)
Lebanon POW

Lebanon POW: 12 – 18 November

  • By POW
  • . November 18, 2020

The first sure symptom of a mind in health Is rest of heart and pleasure felt at home. Edward Young

Students take part in a training session at the Ministry of Fun #Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the #Christmas season, #UK. (Reuters)
International POW

International POW: 10 – 16 November

  • By POW
  • . November 16, 2020

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. George Carlin

Samih Kaeden marks a calendar which shows the number of days left to meet his son who has been detained for 17 years in an #Israeli prison, in #Rafah, #Palestine. (Anadolu Agency)
International POW

International POW: 7- 13 July

  • By POW
  • . July 13, 2020

If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. Paulo Coelho

A portrait of the Parliament Speaker Nabih #Berri that reads: "His future is guaranteed and you?" during a protest against the political leadership they blame for the economic and financial crisis, in #Beirut, #Lebanon. (Hussein Malla / AP)
Lebanon POW

Lebanon POW: 28 May – 3 June

  • By POW
  • . June 3, 2020

Despotic governments can stand ‘moral force’ till the cows come home; what they fear is physical force. – George Orwell

A man throws water on a #girl playing in a pool, during hot weather, amid concerns over the spread of #coronavirus disease, in #Saida, #Lebanon. (Ali Hashisho / REUTERS)
Lebanon POW

Lebanon POW: 21 – 27 May

  • By POW
  • . May 27, 2020

To wake up from its long torpor, our country needs a strong dose of disrespect for kings – Naguib Mahfouz

A woman clad in mask due to the #coronavirus pandemic walks past a graffiti reading "VIRUS" on the facade of a fortified local branch of the Bank of #Beirut in #Lebanon. (PATRICK BAZ / AFP)
Lebanon POW

Lebanon POW: 14 – 20 May

  • By POW
  • . May 20, 2020

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. Marie Curie

#Shia Muslims gather at the Imam Ali shrine on Laylat al-Qadr, a night during #Ramadan which marks the moment the first verses of the Qur’an were revealed to Prophet Muhammad, in #Najaf, #Iraq. (Haidar Hamdani / AFP)
International POW

International POW: 12 – 18 May

  • By POW
  • . May 18, 2020

My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right. Abraham Lincoln

#Hospital staff dance to the music of a band entertaining elderly patients in #coronavirus confinement at the #Siblin governmental hospital, #Lebanon. (PATRICK BAZ / AFP)
Lebanon POW

Lebanon POW: 7 – 13 May

  • By POW
  • . May 13, 2020

Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed. Bob Riley

An anti-government protester blocks a road during #MayDay protest near the Central Bank in #Beirut, #Lebanon. (Hassan Ammar / AP)
Lebanon POW

Lebanon POW: 30 April – 6 May

  • By POW
  • . May 6, 2020

No historical movement can leap outside of history and start from scratch. Martin Heidegger

A drummer wakes Muslims for the predawn meal before their day-long fast during the holy month of #Ramadan, in #Nablus, #Palestine. (Raneen Sawafta / Reuters)
International POW

International POW: 28 April – 4 May

  • By POW
  • . May 4, 2020

When the world pushes you to your knees, you’re in the perfect position to pray. – JALALUDDIN RUMI