Georges' DJ set. (Credit: Photo by Emily Carpenter/Editing by Céline Bejjani/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Six years after the start of Lebanon's economic collapse, and with the war between Hezbollah and Israel having devastated parts of the country since October 2023, L’Orient-Le Jour met Lebanese from different walks of life to understand how they have had to reinvent their daily lives and rethink their plans for the future in order to adapt to the country's new economic reality — if not simply to survive.Between bites of a sandwich gulped down during his short break, Georges*, 31, smiles: a few minutes for a quick nap, then it's off to his next job.A musician and sound artist, Georges has long been accustomed to juggling multiple jobs to make ends meet. In 2019, he worked as a studio producer and radio host, earning a comfortable $2,000 a month. He also gave private guitar lessons, performed DJ sets in clubs and bars, and took...
Six years after the start of Lebanon's economic collapse, and with the war between Hezbollah and Israel having devastated parts of the country since October 2023, L’Orient-Le Jour met Lebanese from different walks of life to understand how they have had to reinvent their daily lives and rethink their plans for the future in order to adapt to the country's new economic reality — if not simply to survive.Between bites of a sandwich gulped down during his short break, Georges*, 31, smiles: a few minutes for a quick nap, then it's off to his next job.A musician and sound artist, Georges has long been accustomed to juggling multiple jobs to make ends meet. In 2019, he worked as a studio producer and radio host, earning a comfortable $2,000 a month. He also gave private guitar lessons, performed DJ sets in clubs and bars, and...
