On a spring morning near the town of Aarab el-Louaizeh in southern Lebanon, 39-year-old Zeinab Hashem sported an unconventional outfit. In a heavy vest, helmet, and visor that chafed against her skin in the warm weather, Hashem slowly swung a metal detector to survey the few steps of dirt ground ahead of her before declaring them safe.
Her protective mine-sweeping equipment was clunky—but potentially lifesaving in dealing with land mines and undetonated explosives left over from decades of domestic and regional conflict.
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Source: Foreign Policy