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Alaa Abdel Karim, 21, is the oldest resident in the Home of Hope orphanage in Kahale, in the mountains east of Beirut. Orphaned at a young age, Alaa was abused as a teenager by brothers he said forced him to sell drugs and have gay sex for money. After a
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  • Alaa Abdel Karim, 21, is the oldest resident in the Home of Hope orphanage in Kahale, in the mountains east of Beirut. Orphaned at a young age, Alaa was abused as a teenager by brothers he said forced him to sell drugs and have gay sex for money. After a

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  • Credits Hugh Macleod/IRIN
  • Themes Human Rights
  • Regions Lebanon

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