Inside a Beirut barbershop shaped by war and crisis
Mario Habib has operated a barbershop in Beirut for nearly 20 years, enduring the challenges of war and economic turmoil. Customers visit not only for haircuts but also for companionship and a semblance of normalcy in a crisis-stricken country. Habib reflects on how the concept of normal life has become a distant dream for many in Lebanon.
- ▪Mario Habib has run a barbershop in Beirut’s Furn el Chebbak neighbourhood for nearly 20 years.
- ▪Customers seek relief and conversation in addition to haircuts.
- ▪The ongoing crises in Lebanon have made normal life feel unattainable.
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Toggle PlayInside a Beirut barbershop shaped by war and crisisNewsFeedInside a Beirut barbershop shaped by war and crisisRead moreFor nearly 20 years, Mario Habib has run a barbershop in Beirut’s Furn el Chebbak neighbourhood – through wars, economic collapse and political crisis in Lebanon. Mario says many customers now come not just for haircuts, but for relief, conversation and a sense of normal life in a country where, as he puts it, ‘normal life itself became the dream’.Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
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