Lebanon approved new laws set to protect heritage on October 12, seen as a small victory for diligent campaigners from...
Culture
On Wednesday the 25th of October, Lebanon will witness the launch of Beirut’s first and only weekly Open Mic initiative! Sidewalk...
What started as another Twitter call for activism became a viral confession of sexual assault everywhere. In the few days after more than 40 women accused Hollywood bigshot Harvey Winstein of sexual harassment, news-feeds were flooded with two words: Me Too. Many of the women–and some men– were acknowledging...
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...
Beirut is often thought to be at the center of the country’s art and culture scene while other cities still struggle to garner a reputation for nurturing the arts. Beirut, with its expanding gentrification and increasingly packed neighborhoods, has taken on the mantle–as capital of Lebanon–to be the country’s hub...
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...
New release by Bu Nasser & Leen Mostapha Director/ Editor: Ahmad Al Trabolsi D.O.P: Rami Ahmad Art Director: Mira Abou Malhab Sound Engineering: [M Q R] Original track by Cheb mami 1998...
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...
On a typical stroll through Beirut’s Sodeco area, any passerby that is not completely embroiled in the latest post on Instagram, could not possibly miss the historically rich and eye-grabbing, bullet-ridden yellow building. However, Beit Beirut is so much more than just a relic from Beirut’s past. It is the...