{"id":628112,"date":"2025-07-26T16:09:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T10:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/-628112\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T16:09:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T10:39:52","slug":"the-end-of-an-era-ziad-rahbanis-lasting-legacy","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/the-end-of-an-era-ziad-rahbanis-lasting-legacy-628112\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of an Era: Ziad Rahbani\u2019s Lasting Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Trykker&amp;family=Alegreya%3Awght%40400%3B700\" 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