0:00 Intro
4:15 Gemmayze
11:23 Roman Beirut
24:39 Late Ottoman Era
54:30 1950-1970
1:16:58 Pop Quiz
1:27:21 Q&A
We're with Charles al-Hayek for Episode 349 of The Beirut Banyan, and the first of a live series at Aaliya's Books.
Click to watch: https://youtu.be/gxNpGaQCKUk
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