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...
There were some rather surreal weeks in Tripoli from 2002 to 2004. For one, the salad bowl-like municipal stadium at the entrance of the city was lit up, something which is as rare then as it is today. To boot, there were unusual numbers of large beefed up men seen...
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...
Lebanon approved new laws set to protect heritage on October 12, seen as a small victory for diligent campaigners from Save Beirut Heritage and other groups. Before popping the champagne, however, an important distinction is to be made on the legal level: Although the laws were approved by the government,...
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...
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...