En face de Sam l’Américain, il y a Joy la Parisienne. Un père et une fille, tous les deux immigrés de la première génération. Elle n’a rien bâti sur le royaume de son père et a décrété que tout commencerait par elle. Et lui aussi. Une fille d’immigré, immigrée ailleurs.

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The Wall In Our Eyes

There are walls we can't see, invisible walls that draw lines in our minds. Walid discovers them on vacation on the beaches of Zeralda, where the horizon seems to separate Algeria and France. It's only in Mexico City, when he meets Italian Giuseppe, that these borders become blurred, revealing that identity is built on encounters and memories, far beyond the lines drawn on a map.

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Naturalization: a step on the winding road to dual identity

How can a tiny piece of paper — an identity card — have such an impact on a life, an identity?

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Palestinians in Lebanon : being and wanting to truly exist

In the spring of 2021, an 11-day war between Israel and Palestine erupted, initiating a period of anxiety and anger for the approximately 260,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. However, this conflict is also a source of hope and pride.

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