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Lebanon’s only church-bell maker on keeping a 300-year family tradition alive

Naffah Naffah makes the bells in the mountains near Beirut. His sons will take over the foundry when he retires The story of Lebanon’s last remaining church-bell maker begins with a rifle. In the 18th…

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The Guardian United Kingdom · 12 October 2026

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