Posted By
Najib
Aug 02, 2023 05:27
“Beirut Dreams in Color" is a short movie directed by Michael Collins about the Mashrou' Leila Lebanese rock band and feminist activist Sarah Hegazi. Mashrou' Leila was one of the most popular alternative rock group in the Middle East, and the first to promote LGBTQ+ rights. The band unfortunately had to disband in 2022 after facing accusations, harassment and threats over their songs. Sarah was an activist who was jailed in 2017 after waving a…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 24, 2023 02:44
Mohammad Zein is a diving instructor and a civil defense volunteer who wants to break the longest scuba dive world record. The Lebanese record was 12 hours but Zein managed to break it last month with a 48h dive. Nevertheless, he's still aiming for the world record of 142 hours, 42 minutes & 42 seconds which is still far-fetched but not impossible to achieve. I am curious to know how does one eat while scuba…
Art
1 year ago
The Mayyas has officially released its first video music entitled “Horra” and it is absolutely stunning visually and artistically. The 5-minute long video showcases Mayyas’ incredible choreography in different settings, one of them being the ...
Automotive
1 year ago
Lebanese Rally Champion Roger Feghali has retained the fastest record for Al Hussein Rumman Hill Climb after winning the 2023 edition and breaking Jordan’s Khatshik Shadian 2019 record. Feghali had held the record for 12 ...
Baladi
1 year ago
Update: You can watch it [here]. Our talented friends at wezank produced a short animated movie back in 2020 entitled “Peek-A-Boom” (بَؤّوســي in arabic) that has won them several awards including Best Animation at Harlem ...
Baladi
1 year ago
Lebanese sprinter Aziza Sbaity is the 200m Arab Champion 2023 after defeating Kuwaiti Mudahawi Al-Shammari and Moroccan Sara El Hachimi at the 2023 Arab Championships currently being held in Marakech, Morocco. Aziza was Lebanon’s only ...
Baladi
1 year ago
The Lebanese Deaf Basketball Team was only formed six years ago by a group of determined and passionate basketball players despite little to no support from the local authorities. Through training and commitment, they were ...
Baladi
1 year ago
“Anxious in Beirut”, a documentary directed by Zakaria Jaber and produced by Jumana Saadeh, has won the award for Best Documentary Film at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The documentary covers the three years of ...
Baladi
1 year ago
Lebanese Basketball star Wael Arakji was painted on one of Dubai’s basketball courts, as part of a Red Bull project to turn the court into an art piece ahead of the UAE National final of ...
Art
1 year ago
Earlier in April this year, the United Nations HQ in New York City honored Lebanese US writer Gibran Khalil Gibran with a three-day exhibition entitled “Khalil Gibran returns to New York after 100 years.” The ...
