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Skiing Mount Lebanon

Karl Sharro observes the Middle East from the unique perspective of a Lebanese ski resort, where people go to escape politics.

Karl Sharro experiences the Middle East from the unique perspective of a Lebanese ski resort, an eye in the hurricane of the surrounding conflicts. Here, different nationalities and religions escape the politics and differences to enjoy a shared passion – winter sports – in mountainous regions that are laden with sacred symbolism for the Lebanese.

(Photo: Lebanese and tourists ski at the Lebanese resort of Faraya, north-east of Beirut. Credit: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images)

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Mon 2 Apr 201805:06GMT
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