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Right after the devastating blast in the port of Beirut, Lebanon’s civil society swung into action, its skills well practiced after a series of national crises created or made worse by chronic political dysfunction. The result, one year later, is the emergence of a vigorous and competent movement that has seized the reins of rebuilding and convinced donors to bypass corrupt government institutions. “Civil society managed to organize themselves into a pseudo-government. ... It was extraordinary,” says Paul Naggear, whose daughter was killed in the explosion. “They say, ‘My role is no...
How Millions Raised to Rebuild Beirut Is Forcing Families From Their Homes Tessa Fox © Provided by The Daily Beast Chris McGrath/Getty Images BEIRUT—Sitting in a one-room basement apartment in this city’s Fassouh neighborhood, Waad Hariri explains how her family lost their home following the catastrophic port explosion last year. As her three young children run circles around her, and her husband sits calmly by her side, Hariri told The Daily Beast they had watched their three-bedroom home in the underprivileged neighborhood of Karantina be renovated following the blast...
Beirut's Young Artists & Designers Deserve a Future After the Blast, Beirut's Artists & Designers Want Their Future Back Mikella Younes This year has been devastating, but nowhere more so than for Beirut. Somewhat miraculously, the Lebanese capital had clung to its status as a progressive enclave – with the most vibrant club culture and irrepressible, self-organized art scenes in the region – despite episodic bouts of violence and chronic political instability. Then, a chemical explosion brought the city to its knees and laid bare years of neglect by the country’s political leaders. Thi...