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Lebanon’s drug lords say they’re ready to join the fight against ISIS

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January 7, 2015

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Ali Nasri Shamas holds a Kalashnikov assault rifle outside his hashish factory in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Shamas says the region's hash growers are ready to turn their weapons against any Islamic militants crossing the border from Syria. Credit: Rebecca Collard

Shamas runs a small factory on a hillside in the village of Bouday. Workers sift through huge mounds of dried vegetation, separating stalks from leaves amid a cloud of dust and the din of processing machines. “This is three tons,” Shamas tells me, smiling. Three tons of hashish.

Hash cultivation has long been a big source of income for these communities in the Bekaa Valley, near the Syrian border. Their products, Lebanese Red and Blonde hash, are world-renowned.

How Lebanon is reacting to the news that one of the world’s most popular porn stars is home-grown

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January 6, 2015

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Mia Khalife

BEIRUT — Lebanon is a small country with a population of just four million people, so when one of its own achieves success on the world stage it’s usually a cause for celebration.

But it appears there may be exceptions to the rule. The country that reacted with an outpouring of national pride when human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin (now Clooney) became a household name last year is not quite sure how to deal with the news that a Lebanese-American has become one of the most popular porn stars in the world.

Twenty-one-year-old Mia Khalifa, who was born in Lebanon but now lives in Miami, Florida, recently became the most searched for adult performer on the website PornHub.

Khalifa's achievement has caused a bit of a stir in Lebanon, becoming a main topic of conversation on social media in the past few days. Some didn’t approve.

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