Beirut Has A New Civil War Museum, But Many In Lebanon Are Not Interested

Differing opinions on Beit Beirut, the new museum in a building harmed by the 15-year civil war: “‘If the architects think that thing is meant to represent me, then they’re wrong,’ said Saad Youssef, looking up at the building last week. ‘It’s ugly. They should tear it down.’ His friend Mustafa Khattib disagreed. ‘It has to stay. The Lebanese need to see this every day, because they need to remember what they did.'”