Beirut is often thought to be at the center of the country’s art and culture scene while other cities still...
Culture
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...
The band's music and videos reflect the true colors and sounds of a dynamic, diverse and creative society in the heart of the Middle East.
An essential and enlightening documentary to understand racism in the United States (spoiler alert!) It is of common knowledge that...
The success of this show is largely due to its empowerment of women.