Ep.175 (Video): Rioting, Rapid Inflation & Splintering Protests with Mohamad Faour & Wael Atallah

0:00 Intro 2:09 Rioting 14:28 Rapid Inflation 26:32 Splintering Protests We're back with Mohamad Faour and Waël Atallah for Episode 175 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/v_s-CaTFlWw We discuss the past week's events including the recent rioting in downtown Beirut, the rapid decline in the Lira's value within a two-day period that set off renewed demonstrations, and ways to avoid the splintering of the protest movement like we saw on 6 June - particularly when it comes to addressing sub-state weaponry. Mohamad Faour is a postdoc fellow at University College Dublin, and Waël Atallah is an economist and engineer. They both contribute to the 'Finance 4 Lebanon' blog. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Watch these episodes via our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Music by Marc Codsi. Graphics by Sara Tarhini.