Interfaith volunteers begin rebuilding ruined Catholic monastery in Lebanon's Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh
Local residents of the Shia-majority village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh have joined forces with volunteers from other faiths to reconstruct a Catholic monastery destroyed after Israeli forces withdrew.
Local residents of the Shia-majority village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh have joined forces with volunteers from other faiths to reconstruct a Catholic monastery destroyed after Israeli forces withdrew.
Why it matters
The joint rebuilding effort shows how communities can unite across faith lines to recover from conflict.
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