Philippe Jabre’s Spectacular Art Collection

A 1908 painting of a Lebanese family overlooking the Mediterranean from their Ghazir house caught my attention on Twitter, so I decided to look further into its owner and discovered Philippe Jabre's mesmerizing collection of over 300+ artworks and artefacts. The collection has been featured in numerous exhibitions including most recently the Sursock Museum. In 2019, it was announced that "curator Gaby Daher and Jean-Louis Mainguy were designing a museum for Philippe Jabre’s orientalist art…

30,582 Students & Teachers Got Vaccinated Yesterday

While hundreds were protesting against vaccination yesterday in Beirut, defying social distance guidelines and raising baseless claims, over 30,000 individuals including students, teachers and schools staff opted to get vaccinated and help protect themselves and others. This comes as part of the 2-day COVID-19 vaccination marathon planned by the Health Ministry following a decision to reopen schools on January 10. This is a great turn out, but they should have planned this much earlier, not…

Tawlet Paris Opening on January 12!

Tawlet By Souk el Tayyeb was one of my favorite spots in Mar Mikhail, and it's great to see them open their first location abroad in the French Capital. The announcement was made yesterday on Tawlet Paris' IG page, with further information related to the opening date and hours. For those who are not familiar with the concept, Tawlet is a restaurant inspired by the hospitality of Lebanese homes, where local cooks coming from all…

[Updated] Sexual Harasser Marwan Habib Arrested in Miami

Update Jan 31 2022: "Marwan Habib’s now charged w/2 sex battery offenses connected to when he allegedly burglarized a S. Beach hotel room & attacked a visiting KC woman in Nov. Charges were added in a hearing Thurs. 1st was charged w/burglary w/assault/battery. He’s in jail w/no bond." After having escaped punishment in Lebanon, sexual harasser and rapist Marwan Habib was finally arrested in Miami for allegedly entering into a woman's hotel room in Miami…
Baladi

The Story Behind Café Lady Stanhob in The Village of Joun

3 years ago
OldBeirutLebanon shared a picture from 1969 of a cafe located in the village of Joun called Cafe Lady Stanhob. The Lady in question was called Hester Lucy Stanhope and was a British aristocrat and adventurer ...
Critiques

Anti-Vaxxer Protest Planned in Beirut This Weekend

3 years ago
The General Union of Lebanon’s trade unions (or labor unions?) is organizing a protest on Saturday at Martyrs Square against mandatory COVID vaccine and in favor of giving people the freedom of choice. The event ...
Fun

18 Words To Describe Rain in Arabic

3 years ago
How many words can you think of to describe types of rain in Arabic? Well apparently there are 18 and by looking at them, I am only familiar with 2! Check them out as shared ...
Lebanon

ISF Publishes Names Of 238 People Suspected of Celebratory Fire on NYE

3 years ago
The ISF has published a list of 238 names suspected of celebratory gunshots to mark the New Year. The list was published on their website including their full names, the province and the area where ...
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