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Samar Abou Khzam

I have somehow become a woman who yells.

“The clocks were striking midnight, and the rooms were very still as a figure glided quietly from bed to bed,...
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Karem Monzer

Film Criticism and Gender Bias: AI Analysis Uncovers Systemic Sexism in Western Movie Reviews

A recent AI-driven study published in PLOS One has uncovered evidence of gender bias in film criticism. The study, conducted...
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Karem Monzer

Li Chabakna Ykhallesna: A Play That Blurs the Lines Between Reality and Theater

Lebanese theater has long been a powerful tool for storytelling, and Zeina Daccache’s latest play, Li Chabakna Ykhallesna, is no exception.  Directed by Daccache and featuring a cast that includes herself, Sam Ghazal, and Joseph Jules (Youssef Chankar), a former prisoner who spent 30 years incarcerated, the play takes audiences...
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Beirut Today

Dar Onboz: Building Community Bonds through Heritage

At its core, Dar Onboz came up as an expression of its founder Nadine Touma’s love for local heritage, the...
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Karem Monzer

“Dekenet El Nes”: By the people, for the people

During these challenging times, local communities have come together to help those less fortunate. Dekenet el Nes, an initiative launched...
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Beirut Today

Elias Khoury: The Intellectual Who Believed in a Free Lebanon, Syria and Palestine

On Sunday, September 15, 2024, Lebanese novelist, advocate and intellectual Elias Khoury passed away at the age of 76. Khoury had been ill for months, having been admitted and discharged from hospital several times over the past years. To the chagrin of the region and the world’s population, Khoury’s death...
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Katrine Dige Houmøller

Rumman Music Festival Ignites Tripoli’s Cultural Renaissance

The music blasts with exhilarating intensity. A pulsating mix of rap, techno, and hip-hop takes turns commanding the old Cinema...
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Katrine Dige Houmøller

When I Was A Sex Worker: Dubai, Drugs, and Dollars

Trigger warning: This article contains discussions of sexual assault, drug abuse, and other triggering topics. We advise caution as you...
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Issam Kayssi

Present Tense: The Alternative Pulse of Ras Beirut

To live in Beirut today is to live with a perpetual sense of nostalgia, a longing for a bygone era that may or may not have been experienced firsthand, yet is invariably perceived as superior to a grim present.  “Before October,” “before 2020,” “before the coronavirus,” “before the collapse in...
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Katrine Dige Houmøller

“It’s No Longer Just About the Welfare of Animals”: The Shadowy World of Pet Stores

The air is thick with the odor of urine, feces, and pet food, assaulting the senses as one steps into...
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Katrine Dige Houmøller

Ten Years of Cultural Odyssey: Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival

From hip hop to dreamy folk, traditional Arabic music to electronic beats, even melodic pop to a bit of rock....
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Abigail Carroll

“Jam3a” event gathers and inspires artists for a cause

Over 400 spectators and artists filed into the lower floor of KED events venue on February 3, filling the space with a feeling of calm anticipation for Jam3a, a performance event to raise relief funds for families in South Lebanon. Two stages set up at a ninety-degree angle to each...
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