Credit: SK
There is the grandmother, the daughters, their husbands, the granddaughters, the grandsons, the great-grandchildren, two domestic workers, the fiancée, her mother, her two sisters, and five cats. In all, there are seventeen living in this 200-square-meter apartment with modern and minimalist design. A fabricated ceiling with dimmed lights, a giant television screen, and a large window from which you can see the twinkling city lights in the distance — we are here in the eastern suburbs, on a small hill overlooking the Lebanese capital. Far enough from the fighting to feel safe. Close enough to miss nothing of the spectacle. The impossible dilemma Flee now, return later? The dilemma facing people displaced from Israel's war Farah*, the tenant, usually lives here alone with her two sons. But since the start of the new war, she has been...
There is the grandmother, the daughters, their husbands, the granddaughters, the grandsons, the great-grandchildren, two domestic workers, the fiancée, her mother, her two sisters, and five cats. In all, there are seventeen living in this 200-square-meter apartment with modern and minimalist design. A fabricated ceiling with dimmed lights, a giant television screen, and a large window from which you can see the twinkling city lights in the distance — we are here in the eastern suburbs, on a small hill overlooking the Lebanese capital. Far enough from the fighting to feel safe. Close enough to miss nothing of the spectacle. The impossible dilemma Flee now, return later? The dilemma facing people displaced from Israel's war Farah*, the tenant, usually lives here alone with her two sons. But since the start of the new war, she has...
