In a Lebanon museum, 'keys without homes' evoke destruction in south

Exhibition pays tribute to lost homes of Lebanese

Tears streamed down south Lebanon resident Fatima Hajj Ali’s face as she stared at a host of keys hanging like windchimes from the ceiling of a Beirut museum — each one symbolizing a home, like her own, destroyed by Israel.Hajj Ali is among the thousands of southerners who lost their houses in the r

Keys unlock memories of lost homes in Beirut exhibition

Tears streamed down south Lebanon resident Fatima Hajj Ali's face as she stared at a host of keys hanging like wind chimes from the ceiling of a Beirut museum – each one symbo...

In a Lebanon museum, ‘keys without homes’ evoke destruction in south

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Tears streamed down south Lebanon resident Fatima Hajj Ali’s face as she stared at a host of keys hanging like windchimes from the ceiling of a Beirut museum — each one symbolising a home, like her own, destroyed by Israel. Hajj Ali is among the thousands of southerners who lost their houses in the recent conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah, the first of

In a Lebanon museum, 'keys without homes' evoke destruction in south

Hajj Ali is among the thousands of southerners who lost their houses in the recent conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah, the first of which broke out in 2023 when the group launched attacks in support of its ally Hamas, and the second in March when it entered the Middle East war on the side of its backer Iran. "We were supposed to go home and open the door with the key, but there is no door anymore," the 23-year-old said. Despite a lull in fig…