These Shia families in Dahiyeh withstood Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and are now struggling to find where they fit.
![Hussein Fneish sits on his bed in his new house in Laylake after being displaced from his destroyed home in Hay El Selom following an airstrike by Israel during the war in 2024. [João Sousa/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025_0603_12132900-1753003791.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Angie Mrad is a Lebanese independent journalist based in Beirut with six years of field experience. She began working in media during the uprising aga... inst the Lebanese government in 2019 and has since covered major events including the Beirut port explosion, the Syrian refugee crisis, and the 2023–24 war between Israel and Hezbollah. She won an Emmy for her work on a story about ‘bank robbers’ attempting to recover their own deposits from Lebanese banks after the 2019 financial collapse.
These Shia families in Dahiyeh withstood Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and are now struggling to find where they fit.
![Hussein Fneish sits on his bed in his new house in Laylake after being displaced from his destroyed home in Hay El Selom following an airstrike by Israel during the war in 2024. [João Sousa/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025_0603_12132900-1753003791.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)