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Youth abandon education amid Lebanon crisis

A demonstrator carries a flag during a protest against the fall of the Lebanese pound, in Beirut, Lebanon. March 16, 2021. [Reuters/Mohamed Azakir]

Before Lebanon's devastating financial crisis struck, Faraj Faraj thought university could set him on a path towards financial independence.

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