Abou Ali stands in front of his butcher shop in Naccache, on March 14, 2026. (Credit: SK)
Every morning, Abu Ali gets on his motorbike. He takes the Dora highway, heading north of Beirut, then the exit at Naccashe. He parks, walks down the stairs, and puts on his work clothes. Once behind his counter, he starts offering advice to his customers.In this upmarket butcher shop in the Christian northern suburbs, the war is background noise. People comment on the news from the night before. They check in on each other. They’re shaken by yet another tragedy and thank God they were spared. The rest of the day is made up of ground meat, rib-eye steaks, and pork products. Read more on displacement Shiite displaced: The 'unwelcome' of Lebanon's new war Come evening, Abu Ali gets back on his motorbike to make the return trip to his apartment in the southern suburbs — a three-room apartment built at the end of the 1960s. In his...
Every morning, Abu Ali gets on his motorbike. He takes the Dora highway, heading north of Beirut, then the exit at Naccashe. He parks, walks down the stairs, and puts on his work clothes. Once behind his counter, he starts offering advice to his customers.In this upmarket butcher shop in the Christian northern suburbs, the war is background noise. People comment on the news from the night before. They check in on each other. They’re shaken by yet another tragedy and thank God they were spared. The rest of the day is made up of ground meat, rib-eye steaks, and pork products. Read more on displacement Shiite displaced: The 'unwelcome' of Lebanon's new war Come evening, Abu Ali gets back on his motorbike to make the return trip to his apartment in the southern suburbs — a three-room apartment built at the end of the 1960s. In his...
