![Intertwined electricity and generator cables hang close to the balcony of an apartment in the industrial zone of Beirut](/sites/default/files/styles/default/public/2023-09/watertankundergeneratorcables_industrialcity_thepublicsource.jpg?itok=gGAUfx_M)
![Intertwined electricity and generator cables hang close to the balcony of an apartment in the industrial zone of Beirut](/sites/default/files/styles/default/public/2023-09/watertankundergeneratorcables_industrialcity_thepublicsource.jpg?itok=gGAUfx_M)
Sound and the Fury: Living With Noise Pollution in Beirut
In the absence of people-centric urban planning and amid systematic neglect from the government, Beirut's residents are exposed to relentless noise pollution.
![Bruised fruits and kitchen utensils are laid around the green metal column of the Fiat bridge in Beirut.](/sites/default/files/styles/default/public/2023-01/makeshiftkitchen_marwantahtah_thepublicsource.jpg?itok=S78PaDOy)
Life on the Streets of Beirut
Real estate speculation, combined with the absence of state policies to ensure housing as a basic right, created housing precarity well before the economic crisis.
![A black and white image of the Beirut grain silos which consist of a white concrete building with 14 cylinder shapes. The sea and a boat can be seen in the foreground.](/sites/default/files/styles/default/public/2022-08/portsilos_hiddenarchitecture_thepublicsource_0.jpg?itok=twLZe1dT)
The Beginning and End of Beirut’s Iconic Grain Silos
A photographic history of Beirut’s port grain silos
![On the left, two old men chat before a mural by Tripoli’s visual artist Ali El Rafei, close to Al Shiraa Square in El Mina. At the top right corner, a picture of politician Ashraf Rifi covers part of the mural.](/sites/default/files/styles/default/public/2022-05/tripoliwalls_thepublicsource_may2022issue_0.jpeg?itok=tAZJ95wp)
If These Walls Could Speak
If Tripoli's walls could speak, what would they say?
![With new appliances now unaffordable, repair shops for washing machines, stove tops, and fridges have become a common sight in the neighborhood. Nabaa, Lebanon. June 26, 2021. (Mohamad Cheblak/The Public Source)](/sites/default/files/styles/default/public/2021-08/washingmachines_nabaa_thepublicsource.jpg?itok=X6L8BnIF)
Nabaa’s Changing Face: Repurposing and Refurbishing in Times of Crisis
Once thriving markets are now shuttered, storefronts are turned into repair shops, daily life is being reworked.