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Beyond Magazine Issue 20 Spring 2016

Turning off the light to make a difference

Words Jihan Seoud and Alia Fawaz The Earth Hour is a worldwide movement.  This year, 170 countries including 1,200 landmarks  and close to 40 UNESCO world heritage...

The wild wilderness

Words John Gray   A trip to Antarctica may become more accessible to tourists in the future now that a commercial passenger aircraft has successfully landed...

The man with a (sustainable) plan

words Jody Jaffe     Illustration Riad Hanna-el-daher Lebanon seems to be constantly teetering on the brink of collapse. The garbage crisis was resolved only...

Spring fever

Words Jihan Seoud and Alia Fawaz Hurray, it’s finally spring! Gone are the cold days and early darkness, as we welcome flowers blooming, birds tweeting,...

The fresh vigor of the spring awakens the woman

Like plants women embody quiet strength and resilience. Gifted with intelligence, intuition and grace, they never cease to inspire and amaze…         “Dance, when you're broken...

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin, who in his later years became increasingly passionate about plants; and his son Francis thought of the plant as a kind of...