How jiu jitsu is changing life for girls and women in a Beirut refugee camp

NPR | By Jane Arraf

Published May 31, 2026 at 5:11 PM EDT

Ongoing wars, displacement and economic instability have kept Lebanon in a state of crisis. For some girls and women in a refugee camp in Beirut, a martial arts program is bringing some stability.

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Jane Arraf covers Egypt, Iraq, and other parts of the Middle East for NPR News.

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