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Letters to Lebanon: A letter to terrestrials and beyond

‘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 terrestrials and beyond

Illustrations by Jaimee Lee Haddad/L'Orient Today

In 1974, humanity sent a message to space through the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico. A binary code strung together to carry the essentials of who we are: our counting system, the fundamental chemicals of DNA, a sketch of a human figure, the...
In 1974, humanity sent a message to space through the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico. A binary code strung together to carry the essentials of who we are: our counting system, the fundamental chemicals of DNA, a sketch of a human figure, the...