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class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2025\/12\/07\/as-the-u-s-deadline-for-disarming-hezbollah-approaches-lebanon-remains-deadlocked-on-next-steps\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/070725_Lebanon_LPO_004-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"As the U.S. deadline for disarming Hezbollah approaches, Lebanon remains deadlocked on next steps\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body ekit-highlight-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2025\/12\/07\/as-the-u-s-deadline-for-disarming-hezbollah-approaches-lebanon-remains-deadlocked-on-next-steps\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs the U.S. deadline for disarming Hezbollah approaches, Lebanon remains deadlocked on next steps\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, meets with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, in the presence of U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, Beirut, July 7,&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2025\/12\/07\/as-the-u-s-deadline-for-disarming-hezbollah-approaches-lebanon-remains-deadlocked-on-next-steps\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2025\/05\/27\/from-mouneh-to-takeout-how-beirut-ate-my-tetas-recipes\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rosepetals_barbaramassaad_thepublicsource-768x432.jpeg\" alt=\"From Mouneh to Takeout: How Beirut Ate My Teta\u2019s Recipes\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body ekit-highlight-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2025\/05\/27\/from-mouneh-to-takeout-how-beirut-ate-my-tetas-recipes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom Mouneh to Takeout: How Beirut Ate My Teta\u2019s Recipes\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I first moved to Beirut seven years ago, I didn&#039;t go looking for coffee shops or galleries. I was after something more elemental, more urgent: a butcher, or rather\u00a0my\u00a0butcher.&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2025\/05\/27\/from-mouneh-to-takeout-how-beirut-ate-my-tetas-recipes\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/10\/24\/tatreez-how-palestinian-women-weave-their-cultural-heritage\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-11-210515-768x232.png\" alt=\"Tatreez: How Palestinian women weave their cultural heritage\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body ekit-highlight-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/10\/24\/tatreez-how-palestinian-women-weave-their-cultural-heritage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTatreez: How Palestinian women weave their cultural heritage\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Palestine and across the diaspora, Palestinian women \u201ccross-stitch\u201d to connect with who they are and where they\u2019ve come from. In 2021, the art of tatreez in Palestine was recognized&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/10\/24\/tatreez-how-palestinian-women-weave-their-cultural-heritage\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/10\/15\/how-israel-is-exploiting-lebanese-sectarian-rifts-in-its-assault-on-beirut-and-southern-lebanon\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260823_Lebanon_ZU_00-5-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"How Israel is exploiting Lebanese sectarian rifts in its assault on Beirut and southern Lebanon\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body ekit-highlight-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/10\/15\/how-israel-is-exploiting-lebanese-sectarian-rifts-in-its-assault-on-beirut-and-southern-lebanon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Israel is exploiting Lebanese sectarian rifts in its assault on Beirut and southern Lebanon\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Israel is deepening Lebanese social rifts by bombing areas that have been considered historically &quot;safe&quot; from Israeli attacks, dissuading the residents of those areas from sheltering displaced people from the&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/10\/15\/how-israel-is-exploiting-lebanese-sectarian-rifts-in-its-assault-on-beirut-and-southern-lebanon\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/08\/09\/the-struggle-for-mental-health-care-in-lebanons-multiple-crisis-setting\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8303246fad059a42610aa0f0537c67e2.jpg-768x432.webp\" alt=\"The Struggle for Mental Health Care in Lebanon\u2019s Multiple Crisis Setting\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body ekit-highlight-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/08\/09\/the-struggle-for-mental-health-care-in-lebanons-multiple-crisis-setting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Struggle for Mental Health Care in Lebanon\u2019s Multiple Crisis Setting\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In one of the biggest private hospitals in the country, Hotel Dieu de France (HDF), Professor Rami Bou Khalil spends much of his professional time negotiating with patients. There are&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/08\/09\/the-struggle-for-mental-health-care-in-lebanons-multiple-crisis-setting\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/05\/22\/sewage-irrigation-akkar-farmers-use-of-raw-sewage\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/motorcyclesewage_akkar_thepublicsource_0-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Sewage irrigation: Akkar farmers\u2019 use of raw sewage\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body ekit-highlight-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/05\/22\/sewage-irrigation-akkar-farmers-use-of-raw-sewage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSewage irrigation: Akkar farmers\u2019 use of raw sewage\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is Part 1 of a four-part series on water in Lebanon, covering its unsavory substitutes, its uses and misuses, the origin story of its crisis, and finally, its weaponization.&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/05\/22\/sewage-irrigation-akkar-farmers-use-of-raw-sewage\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/03\/27\/sound-and-the-fury-living-with-noise-pollution-in-beirut\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/truckonhighway_bourjhammoud_thepublicsource_0-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Sound and the Fury: Living With Noise Pollution in Beirut\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body ekit-highlight-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/03\/27\/sound-and-the-fury-living-with-noise-pollution-in-beirut\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSound and the Fury: Living With Noise Pollution in Beirut\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the absence of people-centric urban planning and amid systematic neglect from the government, Beirut&#039;s residents are exposed to relentless noise pollution. \u201cMy children jump out of fear every time&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/03\/27\/sound-and-the-fury-living-with-noise-pollution-in-beirut\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n       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Despite&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2024\/02\/24\/parallel-seasons-how-lebanon-hides-from-reality\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body ekit-highlight-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2023\/11\/01\/no-way-out-on-civil-marriage-and-religious-authorities-in-lebanon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNo way out: On civil marriage and religious authorities in Lebanon\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;My choice is still the same today and I don\u2019t see it changing in the future; I\u2019m adamant on having a civil marriage despite how&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2023\/11\/01\/no-way-out-on-civil-marriage-and-religious-authorities-in-lebanon\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2023\/06\/13\/indefinitely-deferred-dignified-retirement-inaccessible-to-most\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/seniors_composite_thepublicsource-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"High-cost retirement: Dignified retirement inaccessible to most\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body ekit-highlight-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2023\/06\/13\/indefinitely-deferred-dignified-retirement-inaccessible-to-most\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHigh-cost retirement: Dignified retirement inaccessible to most\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inside a car repair shop in Bourj Hammoud, Avedis Demirjian, 76, turns to catch just the right angle of the dim winter sunlight filtering through the open door. With no&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2023\/06\/13\/indefinitely-deferred-dignified-retirement-inaccessible-to-most\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"elementskit-post-image-card\">\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-entry-header\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2020\/03\/03\/the-wonderful-world-of-antiques\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Layla_1-2048x1151-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"The wonderful world of antiques\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body ekit-highlight-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2020\/03\/03\/the-wonderful-world-of-antiques\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe wonderful world of antiques\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most pieces around him in the shop are reproduced Islamic artworks dating back to the Ottoman era. Harb remains mesmerised by the artistic creativity of that time, not to mention&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/laylayammine.com\/ar\/2020\/03\/03\/the-wonderful-world-of-antiques\/\">\n                                        \t                                            \u0627\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f...                                        <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n       <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English Articles Read our latest articles covering diverse topics in English. 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