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Lebanon Bids Farewell to Ziad Rahbani, Visionary Artist and Cultural Icon

July 28, 2025 0

Hundreds gathered in solemn tribute on Monday as the coffin of Ziad Rahbani—renowned Lebanese composer, playwright, and pianist—arrived at the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Bikfaya for his funeral. His body was transported from Beirut’s Hamra district, where an emotional crowd outside Khoury Hospital had earlier sent him off with a chorus of songs he had written, …