Ep.359 (Live Video): Streets of Philadelphia & Beirut with George Azar

0:00 Intro 0:45 Childhood in Philadelphia 7:49 News bulletin 21:19 Darkly funny 26:51 A place full of weird people 32:13 Israeli invasion 45:09 Azar & Arafat 58:32 The boy in Martyrs Square 1:03:28 Transition 1:11:44 Robert Fisk 1:17:04 Q&A We're with George Azar for Episode 359 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya’s Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/WfLoa1iz58M We discuss a childhood in Philadelphia and university student journey to Beirut, and the civil war years that defined a professional career in photojournalism. Our conversation includes covering the Israeli invasion and siege of Beirut and looking at a collage of photographs taken in the 1980s (among them with Yasser Arafat). We also talk about Martyrs Square, dark humor in times of tragedy and shared memories of Robert Fisk. George Azar is a photojournalist, documentary filmmaker and instructor in journalism and digital media at The American University of Beirut. Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com