|

عربي

Money - المال والذات السائلة
Money - المال والذات السائلة

Money - المال والذات السائلة

Issue 10 from magazine Rusted Radishes

زينة الحلبي

\t

Rima Rantisi

\t

It was the turn of this year when the Lebanese lira exchange rate peaked against the almighty dollar. Abdullah Al-Saaei, a doe-eyed bushy-faced man, father of two, walked into a bank with a tank of gasoline in his final attempt to withdraw his money. In 2019, he had sold a piece of land and deposited $400,000 in his bank account only to soon unwittingly join the millions of others whose money was suddenly inaccessible due to the illegal capital controls set by the Central Bank of Lebanon. He opened a grocery store and an espresso kiosk having recuperated some of that money by selling banker’s checks at a fraction of their value. This was one of the creative ways the bankers and hustlers could placate their customers while still stealing...

Articles contributors

Nur Turkmani

Nur Turkmani

زياد شكرون

زياد شكرون

Mariam Antar

Mariam Antar

Nicholas kahn

Nicholas kahn

Mohammad Rabie

Mohammad Rabie

Mai Serhan

Mai Serhan

ملك عفونة

ملك عفونة

Molly Rice

Molly Rice

مروى أرسانيوس

مروى أرسانيوس

Myriam Amri

Myriam Amri

Sefani Alvarez

Sefani Alvarez

Jaideep Pandey

Jaideep Pandey

سلوى الأرياني

سلوى الأرياني

Amina Hassan

Amina Hassan

Maha Ahmed

Maha Ahmed

Adam Waterman

Adam Waterman

حنان طوقان

حنان طوقان

Sana Tannoury-Karam

Sana Tannoury-Karam

Other magazine issues

kotobli logo

context, diversity, and your next great read