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Letters to Lebanon: A letter to the trees

‘Letters to Lebanon’ is a collection of personal essays, published every Tuesday, written by writers and readers of L’Orient Today, from inside Lebanon and from abroad.

Letters to Lebanon: A letter to the trees

Illustration by Jaimee Lee Haddad.

A letter to the trees, On a fall Sunday, in this year of war, we trekked up to plant you, little saplings of Arz and Lezzeb. We’re 2,700 meters above sea level. Welcome to the nooks and crannies of Lebanon’s highest peak. You’ll be safe up here, I...
A letter to the trees, On a fall Sunday, in this year of war, we trekked up to plant you, little saplings of Arz and Lezzeb. We’re 2,700 meters above sea level. Welcome to the nooks and crannies of Lebanon’s highest peak. You’ll be safe up here, I...