"Dekkene in the Daoura Neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon" by Stephanie Tager 
  

This watercolor sketch is of a “dekkene” (the Lebanese word for “bodega”) found in the Daoura neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon. Daoura is a neighborhood where mostly Syrian and Armenian refugees live. These little dekkenes are the quintessential mini-marts that populate the streets of Lebanon. Unfortunately, the future stability of Lebanon is unknown and the 2020 port explosion caused a negative chain reaction that seems to be showing no signs of improving. Lebanon is currently suffering from a dire political situation, an electricity crisis, inflation, corruption, nepotism, and elitism, among other things. But aside from all of this, these are the storefronts of the hardworking and untiring Lebanese people (and those of the refugees there, as well) that continue to try to work and provide despite all the grim circumstances.