Posted By
Najib
Jul 21, 2019 03:00
Lebanon's most beloved saint, Mar Charbel is celebrated on the third Sunday of July. On this occasion, over 10,000 candles were lit up in Mar Charbel's town of Bkaakafra. I found few pictures shared by Lebanon Weather Forecast FB page: Over 25,000 miracles are attributed to St Charbel since his death in 1898 according to Father Louis Matar, the Maronite priest who keeps a tally of such things. Hundreds of thousands of Christians and Muslims…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 20, 2019 04:20
Gibran Khalil Gibran’s masterpiece "Broken Wings", a story laden with Gibran’s views on morality, love, marriage, children, pain and loss, has been turned into a musical that premiered at the Theater Royal Haymarket, London, in April 2018, to tremendous success and is showing at the Beiteddine festival this year. "Broken Wings" is written by Middle Eastern duo Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan, and directed by Bronagh Lagan, with orchestrations by Joe Davison. The events…
Baladi
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We’re known as Lebanese for our ability to set off with nothing and make a go of it in whatever country they landed in, yet while the tradition of emigration is still very much alive, ...
Baladi
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It’s been a while since I last highlighted a talented photographer on the blog. I first noticed Nicolas Tawk through his stunning Bcharre & Kadisha pictures and some artistic and daring portrait shots. Nicolas is ...
Baladi
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This post is long overdue but since we were celebrating Brian’s 4th birthday few days ago, I thought I write about Dent de Lait where we held his previous two birthdays (Time flies!). Back in ...
Baladi
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I’m sure you all remember childhood songs such as “Tiri Tiri ya 3asfoura”, “3andi Bissi esma Sissi”, “3ammi Bou Massoud”, “Fi 3enna Shajra”, “Yalla N3ammir”, “3eedik ya Mama” and many more. Well the people behind ...
Baladi
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Since it is currently underway in France, the 2019 Women’s FIFA World Cup, extending between June 7 and July 7, has an interesting Lebanese story to offer. Its trophy has been hand-made since 1999 by ...
Baladi
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Joyce Azzam has successfully scaled Mount Everest two days ago, and by doing so, became the first Lebanese woman and the world’s second female to climb the highest mountains of each of the seven continents, ...
Art
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Lebanese singer and actress Hiba Tawaji announced on Twitter that she is the voice of Jasmine in the French version of the new Aladdin film, which was released last Wednesday in Le Grand Rex theatre ...
Art
5 years ago
Check out this beautiful film showcasing how artist Tom Young transformed the Grand Sofar Hotel in Lebanon into a centre of creative education for children and students. Young is famously known for being the first ...
