Journalists, xena, l mos rock and joe power . Abdul karim, travel the coast of the mediterranean in search of answers to what do you see yourself as a tunisian junior youth, with all the rights and responsibilities . How can you afford to see a tree of these animals . God help you with join us to get to know the people and their dreams. A mediterranean journey. Hello and welcome. Im siena l mastura. Im just outdoor cutty but 2 years ago we began an amazing journey at the southern mediterranean 100, we began in lebanon. The nation of my roommates, the series ended in morocco, the nation of my rates, visits during those 2 years in many countries, experienced political and economic upheaval here on south south with a Global Pandemic company. So lets go to europeans, one region, one of those nations and flux is lebanon, where we began our odyssey over 2 years ago. Lebanon is a traditionally multi religion nation, politically unique in the middle east. The muslims and christians coexist here. But more than 30 years after the end of the civil war, societal tensions are high. The lebanese coastline is 225 kilometers long. The nation border syria to the north and israel to the south with a population of around 6000000. Im looking forward to welcoming the journalists, xena, and master xena brides, among other things about the emancipation of women in islam. She was born in hon over in 1981. Her parents come from morocco and she lives and works in berlin. Xena is taking part in my talk show and a route on jeff, our talk we debate, political and socio Critical Issues of interest to people in the arab world allied id love. That was important to me because i turned, i think, you know, let me do it again. Please update that. Are you coming to me or my going over to you . Okay, thanks about move. Tom, whats your topic for today . Via hum. Weve recorded 2 topics today. Is this, the 1st was whether its okay for unmarried people to live their lives together. So even so, is it possible . Is it allowed . Get us is a better not to me, and the discussion will soon with a slightly tomorrow. And the 2nd issue was about refugees in lebanon and windows. People always think that refugees are only debated in germany. But theres also a debate going on in lebanon, his wealth, syrians and palestinians are facing huge challenges right now, and anybody, lebanon is changing legislation of what impact is that having somebody because there are some tension models that we usually produce. Jeff, our talk at deutsch a villa in berlin once a month. Were also in arab countries. And today were in lebanon. For me, thats like coming home. I was born in liberia, but i grew up in switzerland and here in beirut, or i attended the german school. My parents are also living here, once again. They root is the economic and cultural heart of the country. Like any good beach promenade, the beirut cornish is a popular place for all manner of leisure activities. Walkers love the view. Joggers enjoy the breeze. And teenagers pose as though theyre on a catwalk vend available. If youre ever and a route you really need to check it out. Its a wonderful atmosphere with the see the do math. So how was that for you then . You will say lived in bay rate for many years. Yeah. And i think you also went to school here. Yeah. And what did you do here . Cuz you will say come here and take photos if it up on tomorrow i, i came here now and again with my family lunch. My. We sometimes came here for dinner, but he asked me august, but theres also an ice cream parlor here. Yeah. Yet every child growing up in beirut must have eaten ice cream there, i guess. Okay. What, hello. Hello. Hows it going . Was with what would you like . Well, i said lemon before, but now im saying Something Else was that i should that manga then will do. I think you just ordered an arabic as well. No, i just asked, but in morocco we speak moroccan diploma. Do you understand what she says when she speaks, go on board or something . Id like some mango ice cream man. Id like bonilla, i did move on alone. Even if im having vanilla. When tomorrow, sometimes when you taste or smell something, does it take you back to your childhood sooner than that . Thats exactly what happens to me with a root in the background on the ice cream. Now that i finished mine and youve still got some there. Okay. No problem, well pretend i get oh and now yet they root still bears the scars of the civil war. It ravaged the city and the country for 15 years. Initially christians fought against the palestinian p alo. Then the conflict escalated into a battle between christians, pillow, supporters and arab nationalists. Eventually israel invaded in 1982 and occupied southern lebanon until the year 2000. So this case has great historical significance, right . Uh huh. Yes, absolutely. Number 2, this is mortar square. It has to do with lebanese independence, then if i was paying attention during History Lesson is on that was 1943. But if you take a closer look, you see a lot of little holes in the show. I dont, it tells you know, thats exactly from the civil war garcia. Thank you. Hit that. Yes. A Church Church bells golf in the machine. Yeah. Theres a mosque as well. Symbolic and from above and all looks good off, but things could definitely be better. One of them, especially when were talking about laws about elections and religion does play a role there haunted every one, somehow entrenched in their religion in their 2nd 9 oclock. As soon as all was on the surface. Everyone lives happily together like one big family, one big, but within that family, people still argue a bit. Domino. Hm. Person, destiny. And continuing my journey alone, traveling 85 kilometers north to tripoli by bus. Tripoli is the nation, 2nd largest city, and according to a world bank report, the poorest metropolis on the entire mediterranean coast line. Up until a few years ago, civil war still raged in some tripoli, neighborhoods, jewelled among other things by the conflict and syria. The city saw clashes between sunnis and holowitz, between enemies and supporters of the syrian dictator, assad. Now former opponents have laid down their arms and joint forces to repair the roads and restore power lines. The initiator of the reconciliation project march is lay about rudy from the route so county could you explain what happened here . Oh okay. Youll hear in the city of tripler, but in some of the poorest districts for years, these 2 neighborhoods where it wont work each other. Jebel mason here and been tabitha down there. We have people here from debbie topper noon and john mason. Im from bell halvenetz. Im the only one from chapel lesson, but ive been talking to so you didnt talk to each other before i get to talk to each other, fax, and if we want to see each other let, it wasnt to talk to teacher. Ive been on the dominant language was the language of weapons a day and the mutual fear is deep seated. It is based on the experiences of several decades and many wars. The goal is to overcome this fear. The march Community Center provides a place for discussion and programs for countering aggression. Ive been observing how youre moving around. A woman between men who come from very much for your code structures, the way they thing they look at women, what was it for you . The fact that i am a woman and im not home and im not from either sex, has them in the worse than my work because 1st of all, im perceived as neutral. Second of all, i think that in fuzzy on the society, you are a woman man, dental show, their weakness is more than, than if you, because theres no dies and theres no eagle and, and one day, you know, i was asking them this question. Imagine i, i was none. Would that have work the way it had look . And they only did, he said no, no, that there are still traces of hatred and violence and serious street. But tentative reconciliation efforts are at least under way from tripoli, we travel on to be blows. The small port town is just 40 kilometers away. Be blows is one of the prettiest locations on the coast. I came as a child on a school trip. The blows offers Natural Beauty and a rich cultural heritage. Phoenicians romans, arabs, and the crusaders all left their mark here not far from the blows i spend the night at bate arbitrarily. The eco lodge lies between tripoli and they rooted. Everythings either homemade or hand made here, from the food right through to the furniture. Its like im in paradise. With this small estate, the owner colette co here has fulfilled a dream. And i really like makisha was particularly on the grid. I love of the wheat is from this region and ask man is making the dough where id like to slice is because im really hungry. A young in any money on lebanese breakfast consists of a kind of pizza with that are seasoning plenty of greens and a glock of olive oil. Ah, they Montezuma Williamson young to be mother to day. Many peoples idea of being modern is skyline. So all new and high tech, low, high tech, how combination you combine tradition, nature, land and village in a way that makes this place so authentic behind the study. Thats really amazing. Hello, mechanical i. E and ideally policy. And i said i have to, to be honest, but im often surprised at the reactions of some of the people who come to me. So i know they need a modern life london pure and i, it was de la layla when, when and where does your passion come from any being . I and i should, i lived abroad for almost 17 years during the war i left lebanon, so bizarre, i spent half the time in saudi arabia. And the other half in london guesthouse is the idea of having a restaurant came to me during this time. It was kind of a dream of mine. He loved when i returned, i wanted to fulfill that dream here in lebanon. Lebanon is my homeland, and id like to show that lebanon is a modern country, even with all the many problems we have here, did. Elaine linux, that a way melodic polio, lebanon, has many problems for sure, thought best is at best sellers. Yes, but im very optimistic. Optimistic set off at that optimism is the vital. In august 2020, there was a huge explosion in may route. The entire ports on was flattened in the blast. Dozens of people died and hundreds were injured. It turned out that almost 3000. 00 tons of highly flammable material had been stored for years at the port without appropriate safety measures. Its thought construction work may have triggered the detonation. The accident stood as a symbol of failure for a state that could not protect its people. Ah, even before the explosion since 2019 people of all backgrounds have been protesting in beirut. Ah, some one who was always fought for societal change and lebanon is the journalist giovanna hud dodd. Her work is breaking taboos. That was the well, the plan im going to have a small kind of exercises like award has got to be at una, i mean, it is a long coming out with governor homosexuality is a criminal offense here. But there is a small l g, b, t i q plus community. But most people just conceal their sexuality. More often coming out leads to expulsion from the family. The writers romana hud supports the activists and organizers regular events such as this one. Okay, always she might have like okay, firstly hello again and turn out. Im really glad youre all here. You know what . I certainly dont need to say it again, but i will, an youre now in a place where there are no judgments. So lucky a winner. She said theres nothing negative here yet. Hope theres just a lot of love, an unconditional acceptance for all of you. Got it. And now, oh, so this is whats going to happen in the motto of our meeting is to come out or not to come out to come. What does that mean for us to get closer to the person . We want to Say Something to there are no wrong decisions because there are people around us who supported bcc. So yes, there will be a support system or a support group mom. Oh, okay. How do we ha, ha, ha. Okay. So theyre worried about you. You mean you miles away . Okay. Dont you speak to them out with the local . Are you doing this or breaking to volunteers or also in the time of risk. What was the cause for youd for doing it . I think that at one point in my life because i was raised in such a conservative family, i had enough of all the hypocrisy because i knew that my own values are not necessarily the values of my society, but i was led them stop me from defending them and trying to bring them to live. So i decided not to be scared because if youre scared, it means they won. Another hot topic in lebanon is the traffic problem. Cyclists still arent in the world view of lebanese transport planners. Chain effect wants to change that and make they root fit for bikes. Im meeting project initiator, zayna. How one and her colleagues i so something, its all over the fetus youre doing, which is the chain effect. Why the chain effect . So because with chain is the bicycle chain obviously, and if i just decide that it was so people are going to be stuck in traffic and they would re available to ella who and we have other sentences, like if you wrote a bicycle, youd be there by now or we have stuff like, im going to say them and i was there, im yes. So we have one of those stuff with and i was out of the such them trying to come here as fast as a grenade on. And you can also part quickly whats the funds to orgs or Something Like that. What if i a, i cycle a lot at home in berlin and today for the 1st time in beirut with was you always wanted to cycle through bed route one day. The 1st time i yes, its really the 1st time ive cycled in beirut. Yeah, its really exciting with. Why do you say youre the only ones in beirut, South Lebanon to take cycling, so seriously. The bike with wanted to some on the by did i and those that exercise he to eat well to at toler, it smells of hummus, sesame and wild type. So in other words, of traditional lebanese food, the owners gold to get the nations many religions and regions cooking together. Geneva lebanon is also well known for its excellent food. Yeah, im going to rely on you for this. Its a, thats a good idea. They offer a tour of your sissy. Besides, you can count on me johnny mckee of have been, were really hungry, so were going go over a lot. Woolley. W almost almost double autumn, be streamed cauliflower and stuffs zucchini and 2 glasses, a fresh pomegranate juice. Edelman, man, oh, that color looks incredible. Yes. Bodily harm at alex grades in america. We say bizarre ha, hes as to, oh wow, something in common, but theres no alcohol in it. So its okay. So thats what you say. Was a nominal not so and not sweets exactly. Right. And im sitting in the shade. What more can i once . Well good. Here we go. Ah mana kish monica . Yes. Mon occasion. As we know that already in a clear yes. And that looks like her mess with sooner. Yeah. Yes. And spring being longer born and thats typical to fish. I know that from home any off on so hows of your mother always made it up. Im yes, this was always made on the days where we said theres no meet today like mine. Thats what i like about lebanese cuisine in particular. Ive been a vegetarian for many years and i can get Delicious Food everywhere without meat. And its really tasty. Doctor accountable for the full name of the program in germany is that there arent that many good moroccan restaurants simply because there arent that Many Americans in germany. The places ive been say when that great, because we often think moms cooking always tastes best. Davosto much as i, i always have an immediate sense of being at home when im with my parents, the little morocco between our full walls near hanover. Oh, whenever ive spent some vacations in morocco, oh the whole family just gets together around the table wont be able to tie. It creates a wal mad in the saddle theatre was half fresher than. Uh huh. Yeah. Give me a semi, i see myself as a citizen of the war. He has a fatal disease and constantly flying to new places and break off whenever i arrive in frankfort to find a bakery with me, i get some whole meal bread with cheese. Thats like coming home for me to germany. Oh, i love that as well. Nice. I sabre, it whether with family, with friends, et cetera. If the food tastes good, it tastes good regardless of where it comes from cushman and health dana, as we leave. Another surprise awaits us. Oh, ha ha to the ones that are in sight. Exactly. So the brand is a masterpiece. Okay. Where were having a several events in the room, but the actual production is happening in the vicarage in if you want to to meet the people behind the project. Oh yes, we were to read him the next day i meet utterly on your to i and joseph. Solo, from masterpiece. Together we travel to the because valley where clothing is produced by syrian refugee women for the fair trade project masterpiece. So they can earn at least a bit of income. Lebanon has accepted more Syrian Refugees than any other country in the world, in relation to its own population. Its thought around 1500000 People Living here come from the neighboring nation. Lebanese laws only allow Syrian Refugees to work in agriculture, cleaning, or construction work. For masterpiece founders of the project were able to obtain an exception. So this is one of the way that weve been talking by law. Most of the women who work here come from syria. They fled to escape the Islamic State and the war, their own pharmacy managers, the masterpiece sewing workshop fee, and all that to syrian type of fabric with any student where you get it from, survive on that mission. Moment jewel im, we try and get it from syria or from bay route, but its difficult the only sure whats that that to shut made of pure so natural. So from the cocoon had i then did you so it as well . Actually, no. My grandmother did that, my mothers mother can swing emerge. 40 minutes when you have a piece of syria with you in was thoughtful. It means we still have a connection with syria is allied with ah, java. If you like of other am. Good. Nice. Now. Yeah. Under de la eddie, what does masterpiece mean to you . Unique masterpiece. I had a cam masterpieces my whole life. Its not just a job or so. Its also a way to survive. To get back to things we love to return to normal. Them all. Ive got tears in your eyes with mary when but by you now . Yes, on, on tears of joy with high yet. But that i also cry because of the difficulties we always face. Haley amos, youre made la mekena. He dental bitterly attack them. Etna, after meeting these remarkable women, i travel back to beirut. The lebanese capital feels like one of the most contemporary cities in the mediterranean region. An emotional day draws to a close. Its appropriately rounded off by the melancholic evening ambiance on the cornish, the beach promenade. Almost certainly miss when i leave a route before our 1st mediterranean journey ends. Ive got another surprise for xena. I know something i absol