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The tragedy of Lebanon — from safe haven to bankruptcy

Lebanon’s descent into sectarian chaos can be directly traced to its topography, and its long history of sheltering persecuted minorities, says Charif Majdalani

Wreckage after the explosion in the Port of Beirut on 4 August last year [Getty Images]
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  • Beirut 2020: The Collapse of a Civilisation, A Journal

    Charif Majdalani, translated by Ruth Diver

    Mountain Leopard Press, pp. 176, £14

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