Growing up used to mean going in alone. Now, some bring support with them, right to the door.

In a world full of noise, reading gives teens a quiet space to focus and slow down.

It always feels easier to talk about war when it is someone else’s child on the frontlines, but the moment a familiar name is mentioned, suddenly the conversation becomes a lot more personal.

She holds on to the version of herself that chooses light, healing and quiet strength, even after everything she has been through.

The move follows similar efforts globally, including Australia’s ban on social media access for children under 16.

Even though her grandmother has passed, her words and strength remain with her to this day.

A displaced Lebanese woman sits with a child, overseeing his online studies on a mobile phone, at a public school converted into a shelter in the town of Dekwaneh, north of Beirut.

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