In the store Walid Zgheib, in Hrajel. (Credit: Florient Zwein)
With one week to go before the legislative elections, L'Orient-Le Jour takes the pulse of the country through immersive reports from the four corners of Lebanon. Six journalists and three photographers spent time with the inhabitants of different regions to understand how the economic crisis has affected them, and to see how the thawra has affected their mentalities — or not. In eight reports, we will tell the story of Lebanon in Lebanon. Today, the first episode is in Hrajel, in Kesrouan, where life is tough and where clientelism has a hard edge.The main street of Hrajel was deserted, except for Siham, who was waiting in the drizzle, hiding under her hood. She didn’t want to miss her turn with the dentist, who only comes one a month.“Are you journalists? Come check my dekenneh [corner grocery store], come see the crisis for yourself,”...
With one week to go before the legislative elections, L'Orient-Le Jour takes the pulse of the country through immersive reports from the four corners of Lebanon. Six journalists and three photographers spent time with the inhabitants of different regions to understand how the economic crisis has affected them, and to see how the thawra has affected their mentalities — or not. In eight reports, we will tell the story of Lebanon in Lebanon. Today, the first episode is in Hrajel, in Kesrouan, where life is tough and where clientelism has a hard edge.The main street of Hrajel was deserted, except for Siham, who was waiting in the drizzle, hiding under her hood. She didn’t want to miss her turn with the dentist, who only comes one a month.“Are you journalists? Come check my dekenneh [corner grocery store], come see the crisis for...
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