Weekend Reading: Beirut’s Elections, Armenian Artisans, and Egyptian Buildings
![A picture of a candidate for municipality elections is hung near displayed mirrors of an antique shop in Beirut, Lebanon (Alia Haju/Reuters).](http://cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/slide_3_2/public/image/2016/05/WR05062016edited.webp)
Habib Battah examines the intersection of new and old in Lebanese politics in the context of Beirut’s municipal elections.
Nektaria Petrou narrates her quest to find a renowned Armenian hand engraver in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.
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Alexandra Stock chronicles life in Cairo’s 10 Nabrawy Street through the eyes of its tenants in the days leading up to the building’s demolition.
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