During the Beirut War Years, Professors Braved Bullets, Shelling, and Their Own Fears

Article: American University of Beirut Rebuilds Its Identity

Article: Lebanon's Only Public University Mirrors a Country Still Divided

Lebanon staged a weeklong "National Unity" festival this spring to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the start of its bloody civil war. But the American University of Beirut, which kept operating during the entire war, has yet to fully confront those terrible years.

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