
In crisis-ridden Lebanon, the new boom in craft trades
Workers repair shoes as customers wait at Ahmed al-Bizri’s shoe repair shop in the coastal city of Sidon (Saida in Arabic), Lebanon, on July 11, 2023 (AFP/JOSEPH EID) In a bustling souk in the southern Lebanese city of Saida, customers flock in droves to Ahmed al-Bizri, a shoemaker whose trade is enjoying an unexpected resurgence…