Lara Koussaife

Lara Koussaife is a Lebanese journalist, storyteller, and the founder of Juniper Scent, an initiative dedicated to documenting and preserving Lebanon’s intangible cultural heritage. Drawing on more than 20 years of work in rural development and heritage, she documents traditional crafts, food practices, oral traditions, seasonal rituals, and village life while highlighting the people and rural communities keeping these traditions alive.