The gay lifestyle in Beirut

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Being gay or lesbian in the Muslim Arab world isn’t easy. But as Ben Gilbert reports, Lebanon’s capital Beirut has a vibrant gay and lesbian social scene.

Geo answer

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the Egyptian city of Luxor located at the site of the ancient city of Thebes. Four Egyptian mummies from the Brooklyn Museum underwent a CAT scan this week. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the story from the museum’s Egyptian art curator Edward Bleiburg. Listen