Kindergarten performance in dahiyeh

Oh kids... This area was hit hard during israels 2006 war on lebanon.

Kindergarten performance in dahiyeh

Oh kids... This area was hit hard during israels 2006 war on lebanon.

remembering the wise one

at his party's offices in ein al-helwe

I sat on the wrong side of the bus

Ana bhib al lahme ktir

I love the meat ktir. And i dont like when vegetarians make me feel bad about it!

Ein al-Helwe souq

Near the presidential palace...

this country's beauty never ceases to amaze me. 

Banana trees in the south

sitting in a french patisserie along the highway to the north of lebanon...

Outside the highway buzzes by
Shebab on their scooters with Lebanese flags wrapped around their heads and Heinekens in their hands
A schoolbus of kids clapping and singing
A convertible with 2 "gorgeous" women both checking themselves out in their respective side-mirrors
An old army jeep with 6 soldiers in the back, one flicks his cigarette onto the road
A Sri Lankan maid on errands for her madame with her 2 hands full of grocery bags walks by
Inside its old french music blasting
The AC is on, but its not cooling a thing
The coffee from the Nescafe machine tastes strange
The old man behind the counter sits staring at the highway outside
A woman, I assume his daughter, stands nearby staring at me

"what is he writing?" she's probably asking herself

An old man paces and stops by the door.
He pauses from staring out the window to count the few dollars in his pocket
He checks some loose pieces of paper mixed in with the bills
The electricity cuts out and a worker from the back runs out to see what's wrong
While he's walking outside the old man behind the counter shouts at him to check what's wrong
I enjoy the silence sans the french music
It's hot, my skin is sticky

A second later the generator kicks in and the music is back
I realize how much I hate france

Nightcat

Nasim Nisr

On the right, released from 6 years in an israeli prison.