
Lebanon’s only church-bell maker on keeping a 300-year family tradition alive
Lebanon’s sole producer of church bells, Naffah Naffah, continues a three‑century family craft by casting bells in a mountain foundry near Beirut. He employs traditional methods passed down through generations, and plans for his two sons to inherit the workshop as he steps back. The business remains a rare example of artisanal metalwork in the region.