Posted By
Najib
Feb 18, 2018 09:28
Not many of you may have heard of Zambo, but it is a yearly tradition that has been held for almost a century now and that takes place in Tripoli Mina a day before the beginning of the lent . Basically people wear tribal clothes, paint their skins in dark colors and put on scary masks while wandering around the alleys of the Old Mina. It’s a fun event that Tripoli residents from all religions…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 12, 2018 10:46
Those found guilty of blasphemy or insulting a religion can face up to one year in prison according to Article 473 of the Lebanese Penal Code. Such acts are almost always taken very seriously and have led to protests and even violence in certain instances. Luckily though for the three young Muslim men who damaged a Virgin Mary statue in a Tripoli church, the Judge who overlooked their case was Joceline Matta who thought the…
Baladi
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Lebanese sculptor and artist Rudy Rahme revealed to Al Jomhouria newspaper that he’s sculpting the world’s biggest and tallest Jesus Christ statue which will be placed in his hometown Bcharreh once done. The statue is ...
Baladi
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Mar Charbel’s shrine was officially inaugurated yesterday in New York by Lebanon’s Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al- Rahi. The shrine was donated by Lebanese businessman Anton Sehnaoui in the name of May & Nabil Sehnaoui. ...
Information
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A shrine dedicated to Saint Charbel was recently installed inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City and will be officially inaugurated on October 28th by Lebanon’s Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al- Rahi. The shrine ...
Lebanon
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Lebanon’s largest statue of St Charbel was finally installed today in Faraya on top of the Mount of the Cross. The long monument, which weighs 40 tons, was built with highly durable materials (mainly fiberglass) ...
Fun
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Majdi Allawi is a Lebanese priest and the founder of a religious organization called “Bonheur du Ciel”, an organization that helps treat people struggling with substance abuse with the power of faith. The priest decided ...
Lebanon
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We’re building a new cross in Lebanon that is bigger than the one in Bekich. The Ijdabra cross, located in the Batroun area, will be 60 meters long and is being built on a land ...
Baladi
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On February 26, 2017, Rola Sleiman made history by becoming the first woman to be ordained in a Middle Eastern Church (the Presbyterian Church). By doing so, Rola has also become the first Lebanese & ...
Alcohol
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What is happening in Kfarman (Nabatieh) and several other Lebanese villages in the South mainly is alarming and dangerous. It’s been years now that extremist and some religious groups have been trying to close down ...
