Interview with Zena Rkein, an inspiring Vegan Activist and Journalist

In a region often overshadowed by conflict and humanitarian crises, Zena Rkein emerges as a beacon of hope and compassion. A dedicated vegan activist and journalist, Zena has been instrumental in promoting plant-based living and animal rights in Lebanon and the wider Middle East. Based in Lebanon, she has been vegan since 2019 and specializes in media and journalism. Zena participates in street activism and is actively involved with the Lebanese Vegans NGO in their relief campaign in distributing ready meals and clothes to the homeless in the Beirut region on a weekly basis and especially lately distributing ready meals to the displaced people caused by the Israeli heavy bombing in the South of Lebanon and some areas in Beirut.