Gathered in a circle, the participants discuss a book at Café Galilée, in the Starco Center in Beirut. (Credit: Rayanne Tawil/L'Orient-Le Jour)
In a city battered by crises, saturated with noise, and scarred by the violence of Israeli bombings, they choose to sit in a circle and talk. The gesture may seem trivial, but it is not. In Beirut, where urgency often sets the pace and fragments thought, Jad Itani’s book club, held at Galilée Café in the Starco Center, stands out as a space for conversation where strangers gather to articulate their ideas, confront their readings of the present, and, above all, maintain a connection. In case you missed it A piece of peace and a Fairuz interlude Inside Galilée, the setting plays a crucial role. On one side, a dense and colorful flower shop; on the other, a café offering pastries, plant-based dishes, and hot drinks. The whole, conceived at the crossroads of design and hospitality, feels more like a lived-in interior than a commercial...
In a city battered by crises, saturated with noise, and scarred by the violence of Israeli bombings, they choose to sit in a circle and talk. The gesture may seem trivial, but it is not. In Beirut, where urgency often sets the pace and fragments thought, Jad Itani’s book club, held at Galilée Café in the Starco Center, stands out as a space for conversation where strangers gather to articulate their ideas, confront their readings of the present, and, above all, maintain a connection. In case you missed it A piece of peace and a Fairuz interlude Inside Galilée, the setting plays a crucial role. On one side, a dense and colorful flower shop; on the other, a café offering pastries, plant-based dishes, and hot drinks. The whole, conceived at the crossroads of design and hospitality, feels more like a lived-in interior than a...