In 1972, the late playwright and novelist Ira Levin wrote a novel about a city inhabited by women who were...
Parents and grandparents go on and on about their memories of the autumn in Lebanon. The mountain breeze that changes...
From policemen taking selfies in front of graffitis in Downtown Beirut to citizens protesting the pollution caused by the waste crisis by burning garbage, the relationship our country has with legality is paradoxical. In sectors as diverse as waste management, water and electricity provision, and, of course, public transportation, an...
There were some rather surreal weeks in Tripoli from 2002 to 2004. For one, the salad bowl-like municipal stadium at...
On the 21st of October , Beirut Today interviewed the charismatic and passionate Joslin Kehdy, the founder of Recycle Lebanon,...
Smog, mass deforestation, and mountains of trash, it’s almost as if humanity is making a genuine effort to destroy the one and only planet we can survive on. Thankfully though, there are some who are taking heed and creating more sustainable communities and minimizing the harm we have been causing....
Lebanon approved new laws set to protect heritage on October 12, seen as a small victory for diligent campaigners from...
We dared to imagine a breastfeeding friendly Arab region in 2030, where mothers are empowered to make informed decisions about...
On Wednesday the 25th of October, Lebanon will witness the launch of Beirut’s first and only weekly Open Mic initiative! Sidewalk Beirut will take place every Wednesday, 8PM, at Riwaq Cafe in Geitawi where you will find the host of the evening with a notebook signing up performers for the night. Over the...
What started as another Twitter call for activism became a viral confession of sexual assault everywhere. In the few...
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...