
Coffee awaits guests at an iftar dinner hosted by one of the prominent clans among the Arabs of Khaldeh on April 27, 2022. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient Today)
KHALDEH — The diwan of the late Sheikh Mounzer “Abu Amir” Daher in the hills of Khaldeh was prepared to receive guests in style. Plates of fruit and sweets were laid out on the tables. Coffee — made the traditional way by grinding hand-roasted beans...Au carrefour de Khaldé, les tribus arabes jalonnent leur territoire...