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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Fairuz’s Childhood Home Survived Wars, Threatened by Neglect

Experts fear the collapse of the house due to neglect. EPA

The Lebanese culture ministry launched an initiative in May last year to turn the ancient Beirut house, where Fairuz lived during her childhood, into a museum. However, neglect is still obvious in the house’s walls and features, according to the Arab News Agency (ANA).

The legendary singer lived her childhood in that house, located in Zekak Al Blat, in the heart of Beirut. She left when she turned 20, after she married Assi Rahbani in 1955.

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