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Photo Essay III: Evolution of terror

by Julie Goodman, Fall 2004 IRP Fellow
Reprinted with permission of The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS

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Rabab Charafeddine speaks from Tyre about the disappearance of her brother, Imam Musa Sadr, in 1978. The popular Shiite cleric, whose image can be seen in the background, left on a business trip to Libya 27 years ago and hasn't been seen since. Photos in this four-part series llustrate the day-to-day lives of Lebanon's citizens.

 

These students in Tyre, who were born after Imam Musa Sadr's disappearance, are a few of the Lebanese Shiites who believe that Sadr is still alive.

 

Tyre, a predominately Shiite city in southern Lebanon, is known for its excavated ruins, including its 2nd century U-shaped hippodrome build for chariot racing.

 

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