Jeffar Khaldi: A World Forged in Conflict and Fantasy Born in Saida, Lebanon, in 1964 amidst the turbulent backdrop of the Lebanese Civil War, Jeffar Khaldi’s life has been profoundly shaped by displacement, conflict, and a relentless pursuit of visual expression. Forced to flee his homeland at the age of sixteen to avoid being conscripted into one of the warring militias, he sought refuge in Texas, USA, an experience that irrevocably…