How did cinema in Tripoli transform from political salons to pornographic shows?

Getty Images Political and social upheavals and transformations have left the historic Lebanese coastal city trapped in a stereotype of insecurity and religious extremism, obscuring the cultural, social, and political diversity that has characterized its history. The northern city of Tripoli has experienced armed conflicts, most of which had a sectarian tinge, which resurfaced even after the end of the Lebanese civil war. Between 2008 and 2014, …