here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1. From Rabih Alameddine\u2019s An Unnecessary Woman<\/i><\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n
\u201cBeirut is the Elizabeth Taylor of cities: insane, beautiful, falling apart, aging, and forever drama laden. She’ll also marry any infatuated suitor who promises to make her life more comfortable, no matter how inappropriate he is.\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n
2. From Ghada al-Samman\u2019s Beirut \u201975<\/i><\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n
\u201cYou women all accuse Beirut of ruining you when the truth of the matter is that the seeds of corruption were already deep inside you.\u00a0 All Beirut did was to give them a place to thrive and become visible.\u00a0 It\u2019s given them a climate where they can grow.\u201d <\/big><\/p>\n
3. From Hanan Al-Shaykh\u2019s Beirut Blues<\/i><\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to turn into one of those pathetic creatures who are always homesick, always saying I wish I were still in Beirut. I don\u2019t want to become like you, split between here and there. I know I\u2019m not happy here, but why should I be unhappy in two countries?\u201d\u00a0<\/big>\u2028<\/p>\n
4. From Robert Fisk\u2019s Pity the Nation<\/i><\/big><\/big><\/b><\/p>\n
“When I arrived in\u00a0Beirut\u00a0from Europe, I felt the oppressive, damp heat, saw the unkempt palm trees and smelt the Arabic coffee, the fruit stalls and the over-spiced meat. It was the beginning of the Orient. And when I flew back to\u00a0Beirut\u00a0from Iran, I could pick up the British papers, ask for a gin and tonic at any bar, choose a French, Italian, or German restaurant for dinner. It was the beginning of the West. All things to all people, the Lebanese rarely questioned their own identity.\u201d<\/big>\u2028<\/p>\n
5. From Etel Adnan\u2019s Sitt Marie Rose<\/i><\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n
[Beirut has gathered the] manners and customs, the flaws and vengeance, the guilt and debauchery of the whole world into her belly.<\/big><\/p>\n
6. From Nizar Qabbani\u2019s Beirut! O Queen Of The World<\/i><\/b><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n
Beirut, Queen of the world
Who sold your bracelet inlaid with sapphire?
Who seized your magic ring and cut your golden nails?
Arise, Beirut, so that the world may survive\u2026that we may survive\u2026that love may survive<\/big><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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