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ANNIVERSARY SERIES

Fairuz and the tragedy of the Arab world (1/5)

To mark the Fairuz’s 90th birthday, L’Orient Today presents our anniversary series — Fairuz: Beyond the Myth — exploring the artist's extraordinary life story, which mirrors the journey of Lebanon itself.

Fairuz and the tragedy of the Arab world (1/5)

Collage created by Jaimee Lee Haddad

In the heights of Rabieh, at around 10 p.m., the heir to the former mandate authority met with the last living legend of a dying country. It was on Aug. 31, 2020. Beirut was still caught in its nightmare. Barely a month earlier, a port explosion had...
In the heights of Rabieh, at around 10 p.m., the heir to the former mandate authority met with the last living legend of a dying country. It was on Aug. 31, 2020. Beirut was still caught in its nightmare. Barely a month earlier, a port explosion had...