A coffee shop in Lebanon has gone beyond just coffee. Along with serving homemade desserts, juice, and coffee, it has been fighting the stigma against hiring people with special needs.
Owner of Agonist coffee shop, Wassim El Hage, from Zalka, spent years working as a physiotherapist for people with disabilities. During that period of time, he realized how their skills were being underestimated, particularly in the workforce.“That is how the idea of Agonist came up: there had to be a way to shed light on these people, especially in the professional world,” he recalled in an interview with Le Commerce Du Levant.
