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Politics in Lebanon is a hereditary illness

March 17, 2015
by Frederick McCraw

The phoenix has won the cockfight, but now it’s limping around in a heap of blood and feathers. Politics in Lebanon is a hereditary illness.

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Ginger Syrians

December 20, 2014
by Michael Stark

Ginger Syrians, or ‘Gyrians’ as we know them are not just a curiosity in Aleppo, but a phenomenon. Michael Stark writes about drinking culture in Syria.

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