203 Blood Units Collected During Achoura by DSC Lebanon & Who is Hussain

For the fourth year in a row, Who is Hussain? and Donner Sang Compter Lebanon organized a blood drive in Haret Hreik in commemoration of Ashoura. This special blood drive aims to encourage those who commemorate Ashoura to “give blood for those who need it most and be like Hussain" and it turned out to be a complete success with over 200 blood units collected! . In fact, DSC Lebanon informed me that this is…

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…
Events

Tripoli’s Flying Lanterns Night To Celebrate Eid

9 years ago
Photo Credits: Natheer Halawani This year marks the fifth edition of the “Flying Lanterns” night (#‏نور_دربن‬), where Tripolitans gather to welcome Eid by lightening Tripoli’s sky with lanterns and collecting money to put less fortunate ...
Beirut

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

9 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

9 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

9 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

10 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

10 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

10 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

10 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 ...
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