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Oct 5
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#114 Richard Kouyoumjian: Between Faith ...

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Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Ricardo Karam sits down with Richard Kouyoumjian for a dialogue about war, politics, exile, faith, Lebanon, and the human being behind the political figure. Richard Kouyoumjian entered public life at a young age, shaped by a Lebanon marked by conflict, political divisions, fear, and loss. He experienced the war firsthan ... Show More
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