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Jul 2023
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Hotel Talk with Farah Shammas: Episode 6...

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Send us Fan Mail Alex Ikonomidis has a surprising story, one of depth, connection, questions and love for nature and life. A …. by trade, he has lived first hand both the Greek and Lebanese financial crisis. He took seven years to make an awarded documentary ‘Seed for Change’. He again was moved to act after witnessing heartbreaking suffering in Lebanon, his ... Show More
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