From hashish to hemp: Reclaiming identity in Beqaa Valley ...Kuwait

A defined rhythm is made as Hamza Chamas slaps dried, crunched up hashish stalks onto a plank of wood with nails sticking out of it, in order to soften and break up the fibres before brushing them with a metal comb to produce a fine, grass-like material. It’s a raw and laborious way to convert the unused plants of hashish - which are planted and harvested in abundance in the Beqaa, in Lebanon’s east near Syria - into soft fibres which can then be used to make paper and textiles. Born and raised in the village of Boudai, close to the ancient city of Baalbak but a two-hour drive from the capital of Beirut, Chamas has been experimenting with the many products that can be

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