Beirut Farmers Markets

By Ben Gilbert on Thursday, June 4, 2009.

President Obama's speech in Egypt earlier today urges cooperation and collaboration in the Middle East.

A rare respite from religious and ethnic differences is the city of Beirut’s lone farmers market. That’s where Sunnis, Shiites and Christians peacefully gather to buy and sell their wares, from grapes and pomegranates to oranges and honey.

The World Vision Report’s Ben Gilbert brings us the story. You can listen to it at the Public Radio Exchange.

(Photo by AlixanaEuphoria via Flickr/Creative Commons)

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