Behind the lens in Sidon: 50 years and 50,000 images
A new book pays tribute to Hashem El Madani's recording of social history
By Kaelen Wilson-Goldie
Daily Star staff
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
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When Hashem El Madani was five years old, his cousins in Palestine sent him a set of portraits to keep as souvenirs. Madani's father, a moderate sheikh who had settled in Lebanon from Saudi Arabia, wanted to return the favor but these images gave him pause. Were they haram (a sin)? Madani's father decided no, they were not.
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