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Najib
Jul 10, 2019 02:18
Vice recently published an interview with Liza Srour, the last Jew residing in Wadi Bou Jmil in Beirut. I've read several articles on this woman and how Beirut’s Jewish quarter evolve from a thriving 100,000-person community to less than 50 registered “closeted” Jews today. Liza still lives in the old Jewish quarter in a run-down building set to be demolished, few meters away from the Serail. Most of the houses around her that were once…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 10, 2019 01:41
I don't recall a year where the Gemmayze street hasn't been closed fully or partially for works. Every year, they have a new excuse to shut down the street and cause a hellish traffic, not to mention hurt local businesses, mainly the teens of bars, coffee shops and restaurants there. Some people are linking the works this time to the re-opening of Uruguay street but I find it far-fetched. Nevertheless, that's how they shut down…
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Najib
Jul 08, 2019 03:18
Acclaimed singer & composer Marcel Khalife refused to perform the Lebanese National Anthem, as is the tradition, on the opening night of the Baalbeck International Festival. Khalife said "I won't be performing the National anthem, but something more important" and then went on to play an unheard-before music piece. When interviewed with Annahar the next day, Khalife confirmed that he skipped the anthem intentionally to make a point, that we all love our country but…
Posted By
Fred
Jul 07, 2019 12:49
After not entering the basketball court against Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Wael Arakji made his debut with Dallas Mavericks at the NBA Summer League, during yesterday's match against the Houston Rockets. Arakji played for a total of 4mins 13secs, scoring 5 points , with 1 assist and 1 turnover. Dallas' campaign continues on Monday, July 8 against Sacramento Kings, and will be followed by a match against Croatia on Wednesday, July 10. Here are the…
Information
7 years ago
Elias Boutros Howayek, the 72nd Patriarch of Antioch for the Maronites, and widely considered as the founder of modern Lebanon, was declared venerable yesterday by Pope Francis. Howayek was elected Patriarch of Antioch from 1899 ...
Baladi
7 years ago
This post is long overdue but since we were celebrating Brian’s 4th birthday few days ago, I thought I write about Dent de Lait where we held his previous two birthdays (Time flies!). Back in ...
Lebanon
7 years ago
I’ve been meaning to watch this movie ever since I saw the trailer and it’s now on Amazon Prime. “Are You Glad I’m Here” is a film by Lebanese-American filmmaker Noor Fay Gharzeddine. This is ...
Critiques
7 years ago
Wherever you go in the world, you will find streets, plazas, institutions and other places given religious names. This is mainly due to the fact that the Church was ruling at the time in Europe ...
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