Progressive Mosque Architecture in Mukhtara – Amir Shakib Arslan Mosque By L.E.FT

Today marked the opening of the Amir Shakib Arslan mosque in Mukhtarah. The new progressive look was designed by L.E.FT arhictects led by Makram el Kadi and Ziad Jamaleddine. I loved the design and the idea behind it, which is putting humanity as an integral part of the equation with God, as a reminder of the humanistic tradition of Islam. Here's a small brief on the project: The design for the Amir Shakib Arslan mosque…

Tripoli’s Flying Lanterns Night To Celebrate Eid

Photo Credits: Natheer Halawani This year marks the fifth edition of the "Flying Lanterns" night , where Tripolitans gather to welcome Eid by lightening Tripoli’s sky with lanterns and collecting money to put less fortunate children back in school and help build libraries and schools. Over 1000 Tripolitans took part this year flying 1500 lanterns and collecting around 4 million Liras. This may seem like a small amount but it will help complete a library…
Beirut

It Took This Saida Resident A Decade To Realize He’s Living in a Synagogue

8 years ago
Most of the Lebanese Jews lived in Beirut but there were also communities in other cities like Saida and Tripoli. In fact, there were around 1,500 Jews living in Saida in the early 1970s according ...
Lebanon

Promoting Religious Tourism in Lebanon: Our Lady of Mantara, Maghdouche

8 years ago
Lebanon is one of the oldest countries in the world and has been at the heart of the growth of Christianity and Islam. Christianity has had a long presence of over two thousand years in ...
Lebanon

Lebanon’s Most Controversial Bishop, Grégoire Haddad, Dies At 91

8 years ago
Grégoire Haddad was a bishop and at some point Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Jbeil, yet he believed in secularism, was among the first to strike his religious affiliations from ...
Critiques

Lebanese React To An Old Man Marrying a 12 Year Old Girl

8 years ago
Child marriage is still a huge problem in Lebanon and is simply wrong. There are no official stats on child marriage in Lebanon but girls are generally more impacted than boys. These girls are not ...
Photography

In Pictures: Eid Mubarak From Lebanon And The Arab World

9 years ago
A man makes meat pastries ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan in Sidon, south Lebanon [REUTERS] I was checking out Eid Festivities in the Arab World and I compiled some ...
Lebanon

Ramadan In Tripoli Through The Lens Of Natheer Halawani

9 years ago
Another mass iftar held by a bunch of activists and well-doers in town. The iftar gathered people from both religions to share iftar on a same table in a one-of-a-kind event where everybody contributed to ...
Advertising

Al Rifai #AngelDrones Delivering Packages To Needy Families On Ramadan

9 years ago
Ramadan is not only a religious occasion, but also a social and cultural one. It is a time to reach out and help those who don’t have a home or family to come back or ...
Critiques

Interview With The Lebanese Priest Who Sexually Harassed A Woman

9 years ago
After a video came out showing a Lebanese priest called Antoun Farah sexually harassing a woman, New TV went and interviewed the priest as per his request. Clearly this guy is delusional but what I ...
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