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أسس المصمم والمعلم اللبنانيّ باسكال زغبي مؤسسة خطوط ٢٩حرف في عام 2013م لاستكشاف تنوع وإمكانات النص العربي. وقد استوحى زغبي التصورالخاص بـ 29LT من المقاربة القائمة على تعدد الثقافات. وبعد أن ترعرعَ ودرس وعمل في بيئةٍ متعددة الثقافات وثنائية اللغة إلى حد كبير، قام باحتضان التعددية اللغوية. ومن خلال تشعبه في أكثر من لغة، أصبح يتفاعل مع أكثر من لغة واحدة خلال حياته اليومية وطور من خلال ذلك قدرةً استثنائية على التفكير بشكل شمولي لغوياً وعكس أنظمة الكتابة الفنية والتقليدية والثقافية المختلفة في أعماله. وبالتالي، برع في إنشاء أواصر نصية متعددة ومعاصرة وعالية الجودة، تتمتع كل واحدة منها بمقاربة تصميمية فريدة وتستجيب لاحتياجات السوق الإقليمية والعالمية. ووفاءً منه تجاه ثقافته، عمل على تحويل النص العربي التقليدي لطرق طباعية معاصرة.
ونظرًا لكونه دائم البحث عن الأفكار الجديدة والحرص على الانسجام ما بين النصوص، استكشف باسكال أدوات وتقنيات مختلفة ويتعاون مع فرق تصميم احترافية ومتخصصة في نصوص محددة لإنشاء خطوط طباعية متعددة النصوص. فهو ليس منخرطًا في ممارسة التصميم وطباعة الحروف العربية فحسب، بل إنه يساهم في هذا المجال بصفته معلّمًا، فبين عامي 2007م -2017م، درّس في عدة مدارس تصميم في لبنان (الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت، والجامعة اللبنانية الأمريكية، وجامعة نوتردام) وفي الإمارات العربية المتحدة (الجامعة الأمريكية في الشارقة). وإلى جانب قيامه بإلقاء المحاضرات، يشارك الزغبي في مجموعة من فعاليات التصميم حول العالم ويقدم تدريبات وورش عمل حول الطباعة العربية في مختلف الجامعات والمؤتمرات والوكالات.
وقد اكتسب الزغبي شهرةً عالمية بسبب أعماله وحظي بعدة جوائز وأوسمة مرموقة بما فيها جائزة TDC للتميز التيبوغرافي وجرانشات وAIGA وتم ترشيحه لجائزة جميل في دورتها الثالثة. وتتميز أعماله بمجموعة مذهلة من الخطوط العربية المعاصرة ومتعددة اللغات، كما قام بالمشاركة في تأليف وتحرير كتاب “غرافيتي عربية” والذي تم نشره عام 2010م.
بدأ الزغبي رحلته الأكاديمية في جامعة نوتردام في لبنان، حيث ازداد اهتمامه بالطباعة العربية. ثم قام بعدها بتطوير مهاراته التصميمية في الأكاديمية الملكية للفنون (KABK) في هولندا، حيث حصل على درجة الماجستير في التصميم والطباعة والوسائط. وفي عام 2018م، انتقل إلى مدريد حيث يقيم الآن. ومنذ ذلك الحين، ازداد اهتمامه بعدد كبير من الموضوعات التاريخية والموضوعات الثقافية والإسبانية، وخاصة تلك الموضوعات التي تستعرض اندماج الثقافتين العربية والإسبانية معًا. وتوسع 29LT بشكل أكبر وانتقل من دعم اللغة العربية فقط إلى النصوص اللاتينية ومن ثم إلى نهج عالمي متعدد النصوص.
When setting up to establish 29Letters Type Foundry in 2013, Lebanese designer and educator Pascal Zoghbi aspired to explore the diversity and potential of the Arabic script. Zoghbi envisioned 29LT with a cross-cultural approach. Having evolved, studied and worked in a multicultural and largely bilingual environment, he embraced multilingualism. Coming into contact with more than one language in his everyday life, he has developed an exceptional ability to think global and to reflect the various technical, conventional, and cultural writing systems into his work. Accordingly, he has excelled in creating innovative, high-quality contemporary multi-script type families, each of which is unique in its design approach and responds to regional and international market needs. Staying true to his culture, he worked on turning traditional Arabic script into contemporary type. Always on the lookout for new ideas and harmony between scripts, he explores various tools and techniques and regularly partners with a team of professional designers specialized in specific scripts to create multi-script typography.
Not only is he heavily involved in the practice of Arabic type design and typography, but he has also contributed to the field as an educator. Between 2007 and 2017, he taught at various design schools in Lebanon (American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University, and Notre Dame University) and in the UAE (American University of Sharjah). Besides lecturing at universities, he takes part in a range of design events worldwide and provides trainings and workshops on Arabic typography at universities, conferences, and agencies.
Zoghbi has gained an international reputation for his work and has received throughout his professional career prestigious design awards and honors, such as TDC Typographic Excellence, Granshan, AIGA, and was nominated for Jameel Prize 3. His work encompasses an outstanding collection of contemporary Arabic and multilingual typefaces. He also co-authored and edited the “Arabic Graffiti” book published in 2010.
Zoghbi started his academic journey at Notre Dame University in Lebanon where he grew interest in Arabic typography. He further developed his type design skills at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK), the Netherlands, where he obtained in 2006 a Master of Design in Type & Media.
In 2018, he relocated to Madrid where he is currently based. Since then, his interest in a vast number of Spanish historical and cultural topics, especially those that showcase the merging of Arabic and Spanish cultures, grew keener. 29LT expanded accordingly, shifting from supporting only Arabic and Latin scripts to a global multi-script approach tapping into other world scripts.
Pascal Zoghbi es un diseñador y educador libanés con un máster en diseño tipográfico por la KABK de La Haya. Desde 2013, su fundición tipográfica 29Letters ha desarrollado una destacada colección de tipos contemporáneos multiescritura.
Tras mudarse a Madrid en 2018, 29LT pasó de concentrarse en los sistemas árabe y latín para adoptar un enfoque global que explora otras escrituras del mundo. Reconocido internacionalmente, ha recibido prestigiosos premios de diseño, como el TDC, el Granshan y el AIGA, y fue nominado para el Jameel Prize 3. También es coautor y editor del libro Arabic Graffiti.
Pascal Zoghbi est un typographe libanais. Titulaire d’un master de design en typographie et médias de la KABK (Académie Royale des Arts de La Haye, Pays-bas), il crée la fonderie de caractères numériques 29Letters en 2013. En s’appuyant sur une approche interculturelle, Pascal Zaoghbi développe une collection exceptionnelle de caractères multiscripts contemporains. Basé à Madrid depuis 2018, il poursuit le travail de la fonderie 29LT sur les écritures arabes et latines à la recherche d’une approche multiscripturale globale inspirée d’autres formes d’écritures. Zoghbi a enseigné pendant dix ans dans diverses écoles de design au Liban et aux Émirats arabes unis. De renommée internationale, il a reçu de prestigieux prix de design, tels que le TDC (Type Direcors Club), Granshan, AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), et a été nommé pour le troisième prix Jameel.
Education
Teaching Experience
Design Awards
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Typographic Excellence, The World’s Best Typography, Typography 46, 27TDC
Type Directors Club (TDC) 27TDC Typeface Design Competition
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Typographic Excellence, The World’s Best Typography, Typography 44, 25TDC
Type Directors Club (TDC) 25TDC Typeface Design Competition
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Typographic Excellence, The World’s Best Typography, Typography 41, 23TDC
Type Directors Club (TDC) 23TDC Typeface Design Competition
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Type Award – 1st place in Category A: Arabic Typefaces
Granshan Type Design Competition 2019
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Type Award – Special Mention
Granshan Type Design Competition 2015
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Typographic Excellence, Red Ribbon, The World’s Best Typography, Typography 35, 17TDC
Type Directors Club (TDC) 17TDC Typeface Design Competition
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Jameel Prize 3 Finalists
Jameel Prize, Art Jameel, V&A
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Under Consideration Award
Under Consideration
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Outstanding design
AIGA Design Archives
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Certificates of Excellence, Student Membership (MISTD)
International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD)
Public Talks / Lectures
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Typographic Inquiry
Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), Madrid, Spain
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Transforming Trauma into Life’s Passion
TEDx SJS Cornet Chahwan 2026, Lebanon
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Tipografía árabe: herencia e innovación
Telmodice 2026, EASD San Telmo, Málaga, Spain
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Okaso + Oskura (Aljamiado)
Type Thursday, Berlin, Germany
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Arabic / Latin Scripts
Fontstand Conference 2022, The Hague, The Netherlands -
Arabic Type Systems
École Supérieure des Arts Visuels (ESAV), Marrakech, Morocco -
Versus (VS)
Cañas & Typos, Madrid, Spain
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The Pen Displays the Mind
Tanween 2021, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture – Ithra, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) -
Multiscript Typefaces
BCG Design Studio, Madrid, Spain
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Bukra Type System
-ING Creative Festival 2017, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Arabic Typography
German University in Cairo (GCU), Cairo, Egypt
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Archaic Counter Contemporary
Dudai and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Arabic Type Culture
Casa Árabe, Madrid, Spain
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Arabic Type Culture
Casa Árabe, Cordoba, Spain
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Arabic Typography
Brief Festival 2015, Madrid, Spain
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Archaic Counter Contemporary
Hekma Design Week 2015, Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
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Archaic Counter Contemporary
American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon
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Archaic Counter Contemporary
Stockholm, Sweden
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Arabic Type Design
Dalton Mag Studio, London, United Kingdom (UK)
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Arabic Typography
Lebanese American University (LAU), Byblos, Lebanon
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Swatch Arabic Typeface
Station, Beirut, Lebanon
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Arabic Type Design
Design Week 2013, American University of Sharjah (AUS), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Archaic Counter Contemporary
ATypI 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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The Lost City of Arabesque
Nuqat 2012, Kuwait, Kuwait
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Arabic Type Design
Nuqat 2012, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Arabic Typography
Right-To-Left, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
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Arabic Type
White Wall, Beirut Art Center (BAC), Beirut, Lebanon
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Pascal Zoghbi Type Work
Polypod Studio, Beirut, Lebanon
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Pascal Zoghbi Type Work
Design Week 2009, American University of Sharjah (AUS), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Arabic Typography
A4, Royal Library, Stockholm, Sweden
Publications
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IDEA Magazine 411
The Practice of Type DesignersInterview
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The 46th Annual of the Type Directors Club – Typography 46, Slanted
Work Feature
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Support Independent Type II, Slanted
Work Feature
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Graphic Languages, Slanted
Work Feature
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Slanted Magazine 44
Work Feature
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Majarra Insights
How my passion for Arabic letters turned into a global career in Arabic type designArticle + Work Feature
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The 44th Annual of the Type Directors Club – Typography 44, Verlag Hermann Schmidt
Work Feature
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Diptyk Magazine
Graphic designers have a huge need for new Arabic typefaces.Article + Work Feature
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Arabic Font Specimen 2, Khatt Books
Work Feature
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TypeLab
The Future of Arabic Fonts
Interview
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Afikra Conversations
Episode 56Interview
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Negative Space / Atölye Dubai
Written LanguagePanel Discussion
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Yearbook of Type V Book, Slanted
Work Feature
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The 41st Annual of the Type Directors Club – Typography 41, Verlag Hermann Schmidt
Work Feature
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Fontstand News
29LT: The Arabic Script as Springboard for Multiscript FamiliesArticle + Work Feature
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Support Independent Type, Slanted
Work Feature
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IdN Magazine 26.3
Work Feature
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Khatt Chronicles
Episode 08
Interview
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Yearbook of Type IV Book, Slanted
Work Feature
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Yearbook of Type III Book, Slanted
Work Feature
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Bi-Scriptual, Niggli
Interview + Work Feature
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Yearbook of Type II Book, Slanted
Work Feature
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Eastonline
Innovating with a font
Article + Work Feature
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Forbes Middle East magazine issue 32
A Font of CreationArticle + Work Feature
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The National Newspaper UAE
Interview
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Typo 365 Book
Work Feature
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Eye Magazine no. 90 vol. 23, 2015
Arabic Type Anatomy section within Beyond Latin articleArticle Participation
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The 35th Annual of the Type Directors Club – Typography 35, Harper Design
Work Feature
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Shawati' Magazine 29
Scripting the Future of Arabic Typography
Interview
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The Daily Star Lebanon
Creating Friendly Arabic Typefaces
Interview
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Khaleejesque Magazine
Interview
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Etape Magazine
Article + Work Feature
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BrownBook
Master of Type
Article + Work Feature
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ArabAd Magazine
Interview
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Arabic Graffiti, From Here to Fame
Co-Editor
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Arabesque 2, Gestalten
Work Feature
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Slanted Magazine 13
Interview
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Khatt Foundation – Multiple Baselines
Love your letters, they are your babies!Interview
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G Colon Magazine
Interview
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Typo Magazine
Interview
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Typographic Matchmaking in the City, Khatt Books
Article + Work Feature
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Beijing Typography 2009
10 QuestionnairesInterview
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Arabic Font Specimen, Khatt Books
Work Feature
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LebRecord
Interview
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bt’09 Beijing Typography
Interview
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Arabesque, Gestalten
Interview + Work Feature
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Idpure Magazine
Interview
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Mediamatic
Interview
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Typographic Matchmaking Book, Khatt Books
Article + Work Feature
Exhibitions
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Hacia aquí, hacia allá, hacia casa
Gráficas Granados (GRAGRA), Madrid, Spain
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Yalla Dada
Station, Beirut, Lebanon
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Delusions and Errors – Weltformat
Dubai Design Week 2018, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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100/100 Best Arab Posters
Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Dubai Design Week 2015
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Helvetic Zebra
Station, Beirut, Lebanon
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Jameel Price 3
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, United Kingdom (UK)
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Right-To-Left. Arab and Iranian Visual Cultures.
Right-To-Left, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
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Typographic Matchmaking in the City
Al Bastakiya, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Typographic Matchmaking – Al Hema
Art Lounge, Beirut, Lebanon
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TypeMedia 2006 Graduation Exhibition
Royal Academy of Art (Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten) (KABK), The Hague, The Netherlands
Cities
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Madrid, Spain
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Beirut, Lebanon
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The Hague, the Netherlands
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Cornet Chehwan, Lebanon
Languages
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Arabic
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English
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Spanish
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French