Lebanon: “Revolverism”

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Thursday, May 15th, 2008 @ 20:59 UTC

by Moussa Bashir

Countries:
Lebanon
Topics:
Arts & Culture, History, Indigenous
Languages:
English

“Firing weapons in the air is a local custom rooted in tradition and history and nurtured by more than a century of frivolity and inter-communal love,” states Ms. Tee, while posting a 99-year-old report written by the British Consul General in Beirut at the time.

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