Tag: Restoration

Three-plus years on from the explosion, it feels like the expectation for a rebirth in Beirut is wavering.  There are signs ...

The house stands along the way I walk almost every day.  It is a shell of a building that does not ...

Several days this week began with a morning coffee as I relaxed in the Monty Café.  In addition to the welcoming ...

As the waiter filled my glass with water, I found myself caught in a moment of silence.  My mind was totally ...

Visitors to the Gulf often have a hard time believing that it rains.  The evidence to the contrary is overwhelming.  From almost ...

I find the hours just before dawn to be the darkest.  It is a time when everything, yet nothing can hide.  The ...