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Lebanon's civil war

Jihad Al-Mohammed in his home in Saida. When he moved in, the centuries-old building was abandoned, but it used to be a Jewish synagogue.
Belief
It took this man 10 years to realize he was living in a synagogue
Samia Abdullah holds up a picture of her brother Emad who disappeared in 1984 when he was 20 years old. His family thinks he's still alive in a Syrian prison.
Conflict
‘I just want one hair, one bone to bury, and I will be fine’