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Mapping Beirut through its Tenants’ Stories workshop series

15 August 2015 to 05 March 2016

 15/08/2015

A participatory research space with the aim of promoting the right to the city and affordable housing through a series of six workshops. These workshops specifically focus on gathering and sharing the experiences of long-time tenants residing in different neighborhoods throughout the city of Beirut.

Read more in Arabic here.

Housing Ain Tine Al Basta Al Chiyah Al Nasra Badawi Beirut Governorate Lebanon Mazraa Medawar Moussaytbeh Ras Beyrouth Roum Tarik El Jdide
 
 
 
Narrative

Another City Series: Housing Narratives

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