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Abed Sabagh sits in his van in a tuxedo, playing his oud, surviving once again

Displaced by war, this 65-year-old musician now lives with his son in a van borrowed from a friend, clinging to music as both a refuge and a means of resistance.

Abed Sabagh sits in his van in a tuxedo, playing his oud, surviving once again

Abed Sabagh imbues elegance and strength of character. (Credit: Rayanne Tawil/L'Orient Today)

A white minibus parked along a sidewalk in the Badaro neighborhood of Beirut looks like so many others ... It resembles a public bus, except this one doesn’t move, doesn’t carry anyone except the scattered remains of its “tenant’s” life. In front, two large barrels of water rest on the pavement, beside a sign that reads: “No matter what we see in the world, there is nothing more beautiful than Lebanon. Habibi my Lebanon, I love you, and I love your people.” Mobilizing for their people From Beirut to Paris via London, artists mobilize to wage war on war From the inside, the van has been rearranged into a living space that is both precarious and organized: two teacups, a small container of halawa, a red bucket, folded towels, blankets and some hangers — signs of a life being lived here with dignity.This is where Abed Sabagh lives,...
A white minibus parked along a sidewalk in the Badaro neighborhood of Beirut looks like so many others ... It resembles a public bus, except this one doesn’t move, doesn’t carry anyone except the scattered remains of its “tenant’s” life. In front, two large barrels of water rest on the pavement, beside a sign that reads: “No matter what we see in the world, there is nothing more beautiful than Lebanon. Habibi my Lebanon, I love you, and I love your people.” Mobilizing for their people From Beirut to Paris via London, artists mobilize to wage war on war From the inside, the van has been rearranged into a living space that is both precarious and organized: two teacups, a small container of halawa, a red bucket, folded towels, blankets and some hangers — signs of a life being lived here with dignity.This is where Abed...
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