We're with Josie Ensor for Episode 141 of The Beirut Banyan.
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https://youtu.be/4YBSHtzvsik
Josie is the previous Middle East and current US correspondent for The Telegraph.
We discuss her piece "My memories of Syria, where the world collectively lost its humanity" released earlier this year:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2020/02/24/s ... Show More
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