Zahle is the birthplace in 1882 of [Immi] my mother, Wadeaa Malouf, bint Jirjus Nasser Malouf and Teckla Malouf, and several generations of their progenitors.
The Bekaa Valley was a quiet region, whose very isolation welcomed minorities.
I have a photo of Zahle as a quiet little hamlet inthe 1920's. What a contrast!
This view of inevitable modernization sort of quashes my dream of strolling under a grape arbor in my maternal family birthplace. Will the country ever again be at peace?
Bill Zahn, Long Beach, CA
