What started as another Twitter call for activism became a viral confession of sexual assault everywhere. In the few...
Culture
Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to 1982’s cult classic Blade Runner has finally arrived to theaters. The original Blade Runner,...
On a dark stage, a foreign melody plays; its distinct nationalistic undertones sound original and second-hand. Although unfamiliar to my ears, it still makes me feel uncomfortable, less so than the Palestinian woman sitting next to me, however. The Israeli national anthem blares loudly through Masrah Al-Madina’s speakers in Hamra...
Beirut is often thought to be at the center of the country’s art and culture scene while other cities still...
Saudi Minister of education Dr. Ahmad Issa went under attack in the last couple of days by hundreds of social...
In a concrete room underground, the camera intricately zooms in and out of the faces of Syrian construction workers, capturing the tiny drips of sweat that stubbornly trickle down their faces. After a long day of working on tower blocks, the workers quietly retreat to their shabby mattresses and watch...
New release by Bu Nasser & Leen Mostapha Director/ Editor: Ahmad Al Trabolsi D.O.P: Rami Ahmad Art Director: Mira Abou...
Access to information and music has become an extremely facile task in our present day and age. Whereas decades ago...
Though Lebanon’s civil war ended in 1990, the issue of post-war reconciliation still exists; for starters, the sectarian and xenophobic tensions have yet to be resolved, and the post-war reconstruction program has only exacerbated existing displacement and socioeconomic woes. Unlike the vast majority of art to come out of mainstream...
On a typical stroll through Beirut’s Sodeco area, any passerby that is not completely embroiled in the latest post on...
The implementation of sexual education in Lebanon has had a turbulent history. It was first officially addressed in 1995, when...
It’s a rare occasion for my dad to invite me to the movies; to go to the movies at 10:30 a.m. has downright never happened. It’s a special occasion meant to unite the many in our hometown. A private screening of Saida’s own Samia Badih’s documentary, Rasheed (2017). This wasn’t...