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Letters to Lebanon: A letter to lives lost

‘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 abroad.

Letters to Lebanon: A letter to lives lost

Illustrations by Jaimee Lee Haddad/L'Orient Today

I’m standing in front of Shwarma Zahra, arguably the tastiest shwarma in Lebanon, and the memories flood my body, overwhelming my senses: the taste of the perfectly seasoned chicken coupled with [garlic] that took me to nirvana with each bite, the...
I’m standing in front of Shwarma Zahra, arguably the tastiest shwarma in Lebanon, and the memories flood my body, overwhelming my senses: the taste of the perfectly seasoned chicken coupled with [garlic] that took me to nirvana with each bite, the...