On a steamy Sunday in Beirut, the sounds of Afropop waft into the sleepy streets that are all but deserted on the day set aside for family. The music comes from an atypical family gathering – the revellers are neither Lebanese nor related. This is a party for the migrant domestic workers and labourers that prop up Lebanon’s households and economy.
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English | November 1, 2017
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