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Two Norwegian Travelers Cross Lebanon on Foot

December 20, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

crossing Lebanon on foot

“Trekking through Lebanon’s rugged and mountainous terrain without the aid of a map or a compass, the pair stumbled along the country’s religious fault lines.”..

Great story, great video, great photos… But this is not a case of naive tourists who smile and love everybody, this is a trip with a serious human rights agenda: “documenting their steps as they went. From the rights of domestic workers, to freedom of press, or the Armenian genocide, each day brought with it a new cause to walk.”