Posted By
Najib
Sep 08, 2017 07:19
We all love the iconic Tarboosh, an icon of traditional masculinity that was worn by Lebanon's very own first president, Bechara el Khoury as well as Riad el Solh and several Arab leaders such as Egypt's King Farouk and Gamal Abdel Nasser, but it's not something you can wear on a daily basis. In fact, it stopped being part of our daily wear more than 50 years ago. That's what Elias El Haddad and Diane…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 08, 2017 05:33
NYTimes published yesterday a great piece on the Sahyoun brothers falafel rivalry. Zuheir Sahyoun & Fuad Sahyoun both inherited the Falafel business from their father Mustapha Sahyoun but then the younger brother broke away and opened its own shop. They refuse to talk to each other and each claims to be using his father's original recipe. Zuheir has his father's photo behind the cash register, Fuad has a picture of Bryan Adams easting his falafel…
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Critiques
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