Ronnie Chatah is host of The Beirut Banyan podcast (@TheBeirutBanyan ), founder of the WalkBeirut tour and opinion columnist for a variety of outlets on Lebanese affairs. You can find him on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter [at]thebeirutbanyan For this episode Ronnie is joined by Mona El Hallak, a Beirut-based architect and heritage preservation activist. In this episode Ronnie and Mona reflect on urban planning gone astray post-civil war, the erasure of Martyrs Square, civil society entering local and national politics, post-port blast recovery and all that was and remains Ras Beirut. Mona’s role in both Beit Beirut and AUB Neighborhood Initiative are also covered, as well as her recent appearance in George Azar’s film ‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky’. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction
2:04 Thirty years
4:34 ‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky’
8:31 Post-blast & post-war
12:52 Politically disheartened
15:42 A step back?
19:24 Ras Beirut
31:44 AUB Neighborhood Initiative
37:25 Beit Beirut
43:07 Martyrs Square erasure
53:41 All we can do
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