Benedicte & Raja Mubarak – Salvaging Lebanon’s Disappearing Architectural Heritage

Via 2bdesign Lebanon's architectural heritage is slowly disappearing and Beirut is quickly losing its traditional character as old houses, beautiful villas and Ottoman-style mansions are increasingly being destroyed and replaced with modern skyscrapers. Activists have been campaigning for years to preserve some of that heritage but time is not on their side as historical buildings are not being preserved by the authorities and will become beyond repair at some point. Having said that, French Designer…

What If We Let Kids From All Over Lebanon Fix Our Problems?

Four years ago, the Happiness Heroes helped students from schools all across Lebanon to become socially aware at a younger age and encouraged principals to become more socially responsible and environment-friendly. This year, Picon's Machrou3 el Jil el Jadeed initiative was launched to empower young Lebanese students, encourage them to serve their community by presenting their creative ideas and showing what they are capable of. As you all know, our country has no electricity, no…

Beirut Governor Ziad Chebib Admits Mistake, ASHEKMAN’s Graffiti To Be Repainted

A week ago, Beirut's municipality removed the beautiful Tabaris mural that was set up by MARCH and ASHEKMAN as part of the campaign to remove “all political slogans” from Beirut. Knowing that ASHEKMAN and March NGO were authorized to draw this graffiti in the first place, they raised the matter to Beirut's governor Ziad Chebib who admitted that they shouldn't have erased the graffiti and invited them to meet and get a new permit. This…

Review: The Fifty Boring Shades of Grey

Before you read the review, note that I've never read the Fifty Shades books and I probably won't so I don't know much about the story except the stuff I hear from friends who are obsessed with Mr.Grey and online articles and memes about it. This being said, I was expecting to watch an erotic romance story which wasn't the case. The movie was more of a twisted romantic story between a weird rich dude…
Lebanon

The Sisters Show: The Lebanese Edition Of The Kardashians

11 years ago
The Abdel Aziz sisters (@StyleinBeirut) will apparently star in a new reality show on LBC called the Sisters, a show similar to the Kardashians based on what Mondanite said, which is not really a good ...
Critiques

Why ZeeZee M’s Banana Song Is A Failed Publicity Stunt

11 years ago
When I first shared the horrible Banana song, a friend told me that she knew the girl and that she’s studying theater at the Lebanese University so I had a feeling that this could be ...
Information

New “Lebanon High School” In Texas Causing Controversy

11 years ago
There’s a new high school set to open next year in a town called Frisco in Texas and some parents are upset with the name and want it changed. The school is expected to be ...
Beirut

Beirut River Solar Snake Project To Start Generating Electricity Soon!

11 years ago
Phase 1 of The Beirut River Solar Snake (BRSS) is almost complete and the photovoltaic (PV) farm currently set will generate 1.08 MWp and help light up around 1000 houses by Q1 2015. The BRSS ...
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