Constant

As Nour Shawaf picks up her phone in Beirut, the whir of drones fills the air. This relentless noise has become her constant companion. It's like a shadow, there when she’s working or soothing her four-year-old son at home. She shares that the presence of the drone dictates her nights, making a comforting sleep next to her child a necessity. Yet explaining these drones to her young son feels impossible. "You just can’t break it down for a four-year-old," she states emphatically. "He keeps asking, ‘What are those noises? Why…