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

Our conversation covers three different eras encompassing Beirut's role in history as a regional hub for trade, knowledge and a metropole for emerging political ideas and more, including the Roman era, late-Ottoman years and two decades of post-independence history.

We also talk about Gemmayze in time, pluralism that once defined our part of the world and the centrality cosmopolitanism played in hosting minorities seeking refuge in modern Lebanon.

Charles al-Hayek is a public historian/consultant and runs the 'Heritage and Roots' page on Instagram.

A special thanks to Wael Abifaker for his audio-technical support and the entire team at Aaliya's for making this first live episode special.

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