A historically wealthy country famous for its resilience and Mamluk architectural heritage, and yet in 2020 all we hear are cries to ‘rebuild Lebanon’.
Tripoli (Trablos), the northern hub for the nation’s peaceful uprising in October 2019, is now at breaking point for survival amidst this year’s global pandemic and an increasingly dire economic predicament leaving more than 45% of the country’s people living below the poverty line.
“Family is everything here. Memories of day trips to Dahr-al-Ain remain cherished: the smell of cigarettes and foul with zeit, streets chaotic and once merry. A city of food and hospitality and custom.”
