‘Nothing but a pot of mlukhiye’: Trauma, mental health in Lebanon

Beirut’s port blast and an unprecedented socioeconomic collapse have left many Lebanese people suffering trauma.

Beirut, Lebanon – It was a hot September day when Jinane set out to find an international money transfer office near her home in east Beirut’s Ain el Remmaneh neighbourhood.

Jinane, 32, had already visited at least four offices, but none was in service because of chronic power outages that have plagued Lebanon for months.

The weekend was approaching, and the young translator had run out of cash. With only a few lira left in her purse, she was getting agitated about being unable to receive a transfer for an editing job she had recently completed.