The making of Lebanese singer-songwriter Tiara Wehbe

The making of Lebanese singer-songwriter Tiara Wehbe

Earlier this year, 24-year-old Lebanese artist Tiara Wehbe was preparing to release a new single titled Shatara. But as Israel's recent war on Lebanon unfolded — followed by a fragile ceasefire after a devastating period of violence that has killed more than 2,000 people — she decided to hold it back. "I kept delaying the release of this next song because of everything happening in my country," she shares with The New Arab. "When Lebanon is hurt…