Munira Khayyat teaches anthropology at the American University in Cairo.
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Another Season of War in Lebanon
This collection of essays illuminates the seasonality of war in Lebanon (its present and its longue durée), looking at how those who inhabit Lebanon’s many wars... More
Introduction: Another Season of War in South Lebanon
Looking back, it feels like the war that slammed into Lebanon approached in slow motion. For almost a year for sure, since the beginning of the war on Gaza, but... More
Resistant Ecology, Bitter Life
In the South Lebanon borderland where tobacco is widely cultivated, locals call it—not unlovingly—al-nabti al-murrah, the “bitter crop.” It is ardently embraced... More