Posted By
Najib
Aug 07, 2019 08:00
Since the hot topic has been censorship in the past few weeks in Lebanon, I thought I feature this article on how Kamal Jumblatt, who served in the early 1960s as Lebanon's Interior Minister, decided to cancel Johnny Halliday because he didn't approve of his twist dance. Beirut was witnessing its golden years back then, the twist dance was trending and Hallyday was flying to Lebanon to deliver three performances on the 11th, 12th and…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 05, 2019 05:21
LADE unveiled a massive mural in Hamra last week under the hashtag #YouAreANaturalLeader. The mural aims at creating an opposite standpoint on the gender roles in the society and focus on women's ability to lead, as well as breaking stereotypes against women. Art of Change were key to this project as they helped LADE realize their marketing vision by facilitating both the art mural and artists Lea Bou Habib and Eli Zaarour. Here's their statement:…
Critiques
6 years ago
This may come as a surprise to some, but Jounieh doesn’t have any public beaches. For a city that has one of the largest bays in Lebanon, you’d expect to see few free public beaches ...
Critiques
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After Byblos Festival decided to cancel Mashrou’ Leila’s concert “to prevent bloodshed and maintain peace and security”, Dutch metal band Within Temptation issued a statement today announcing that they’re cancelling their concert in Byblos as ...
Critiques
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Everyone was sharing earlier today how a new exit tax of LL50,000 was imposed on passengers leaving Lebanon aboard an economy-class flight but that’s not accurate and Annahar shared an article later on to clarify ...
Lebanon
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Baladi
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Baladi
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Larissa Takchi, a 22-year-old Lebanese-Australian restaurant manager born and raised in Sydney, has won the 2019 MasterChef Australia title, making her the youngest winner ever of the TV show. Larissa is a self-taught cook with ...
Lebanon
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For the first time ever since 1932, Lebanon has approximate new demographic data. That is 87 years after the last numbers were published, while most countries do so on a 3 to 5-year basis. The ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Update: Byblos Festival cancelled the concert for security reasons. After a week of hysterical hate and conspiracy-filled campaigns against Mashrou’ Leila, and after being interrogated by the authorities and meeting with religious bodies, Judge Ghada ...
