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Jul 2020
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Ep.186 (Video): Society Sustains the Sta...

Ronnie Chatah
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0:00 Intro 2:18 Life Today in Beirut 11:05 The Core Problem 22:30 The Structure 40:08 Societal Constraints Click to watch: https://youtu.be/h8GDfyegcE4 We're with Mona Salem for Episode 186 of The Beirut Banyan. We discuss difficulties of day-to-day life at the moment in Beirut; the core governing and societal factors preventing immediate political change ... Show More
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