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
Aug 01, 2023 02:36
Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh left office today after 30 years on the job. Unfortunately, him leaving doesn't change much as Lebanon's caretake government has failed to appoint a permanent successor, and Salameh's deputy Wassim Mansouri will take over but wants "guarantees" from the government to agree on a radical set of economic measures. The only problem is that the government is a resigned one, and is barely able to meet, which means that whatever…
Critiques
3 years ago
Lebanon’s Minister of Culture tweeted today that Lebanon will suspend cultural coordination with Denmark and Sweden and their corresponding embassies in Beirut. The decision comes after the Koran burnings that took place in both countries, ...
Economics
3 years ago
Remittances continue to serve as a vital source of support for the Lebanese economy and Lebanese families as they amount approximately $6 to $7 billion per year. Despite the COVID crisis and the global recession ...
Baladi
3 years ago
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 ...
Art
3 years 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
3 years 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
3 years 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 ...
Critiques
3 years ago
The Archaeological Site of Nahr el-Kalb has on Lebanon’s Tentative List for potential future World Heritage nomination since 2019 yet the Lebanese authorities don’t seem too adamant to include it. Instead, they somehow authorized a ...
Animals & Wildlife
3 years ago
I don’t recall ever seeing an animal rights activist as devoted & committed as Ghina is. I’ve been following her for years and she’s almost always relentlessly trying to solve every animal abuse case and ...
