The photos of the two leaders of the tandem adorn the streets of Nabatieh. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/OLJ)
His Mercedes broke down and he had to park it on the side of the road at the foot of the Nabatieh souk, a few blocks from the city’s shopping center.Mohammad, a cab driver in his fifties, has just paid LL11 million to repair the car engine.“I wasn’t afraid of the 2006 war, the dollar won’t scare me now,” he said. “The people of Jnoub (South Lebanon) can withstand anything.”Mohammad and his family will vote for the Amal and Hezbollah list on May 15.“I am ibn al-moukawameh (the son of the resistance),” he proclaimed, beating his chest.In the neighborhood, everyone knows each other. People greet each other and exchange courtesies as they wait for iftar time.Mohamad spotted Wassim, a former employee of the city’s municipality, and invited him to join the conversation.“The resistance and its fighters are sacred,” Wassim said. “We were under...
His Mercedes broke down and he had to park it on the side of the road at the foot of the Nabatieh souk, a few blocks from the city’s shopping center.Mohammad, a cab driver in his fifties, has just paid LL11 million to repair the car engine.“I wasn’t afraid of the 2006 war, the dollar won’t scare me now,” he said. “The people of Jnoub (South Lebanon) can withstand anything.”Mohammad and his family will vote for the Amal and Hezbollah list on May 15.“I am ibn al-moukawameh (the son of the resistance),” he proclaimed, beating his chest.In the neighborhood, everyone knows each other. People greet each other and exchange courtesies as they wait for iftar time.Mohamad spotted Wassim, a former employee of the city’s municipality, and invited him to join the conversation.“The resistance and its fighters are sacred,”...
