Join events this week to help save Beirut heritage sites
Beirut activists are fighting hard to preserve two of the city’s key heritage sites and you can support…
Inside the new Lebanese National Library
Two years ago I posted about the near completion of construction work at Lebanon’s National Library. This week,…
New and old ways of practicing Lebanese politics
In a space of a few hours, one can witness two radically different visions for Beirut’s future. On…
What happened to Beirut’s “Shoreline Walk”?
One of the great things about the internet is that there is just so much floating around out…
Abou Rakhousa and the politics of poverty
I’m hearing a lot of people say street protests are dying out in Beirut, though there are…
Flags of Our Fathers
The following column was published in last month’s issue of Bold Magazine. I thought it would be appropriate…
Beirut Bodies in Public
It’s not every day that you see young people walking the streets of Hamra, sketching on pieces of…