The Beirut municipality granted the owner of the famous St. Georges Hotel a license to renovate the damaged landmark after decades of dispute with Solidere.
Culture
Understanding how communities endure political violence helps us understand the dynamic possibilities for growth within and post adverse times.
From highways to proactivity, people in Lebanon have taken back their essential right to exist in open, free, and accessible public spaces.
While the overview of Winter On Fire is not to be wholly discredited, it does present the world with a whitewashed version of Ukraine's Maidan uprising.
Barcelona celebrates La Mercè, the city’s main festival honoring the Virgin of Grace (Mare de Déu de la Mercè), patron...
Interbellum’s Karl Mattar would much rather let his music speak for itself than sit for an interview, he lets me know on the day he’s filming a music video for “Ready to Dissolve.” On that day, he goes from sneaking into and walking around Beirut’s Grand Theatre in a black...
Three years after its raid, the ring leaders behind the largest case of human trafficking in Lebanon are still at large.
“There is no one Arab woman, there is no one way to be an Arab woman, and there is no one Arab female experience.”
The history of the Hammana Artist House and its role in revitalising a village known for its cherries and climate.
Kozo (and Alfie’s pillow) sit around a mess of pedals in Tunefork Studios and talk about their debut album: Tokyo...
Young Syrian and Palestinian refugees recently shared the stage with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble, playing...
Five Egyptian musicians walk into Bayt Em Nazih and set the crowd on fire with their unique blend of rock and social activism.