Posted By
Najib
Jan 04, 2013 03:23
Picture taken from TheBeirutSpring A nice read by Journalist Ana Maria. Amin Maalouf brought me to Lebanon. I first read Samarkand. I couldn’t leave the book until I was done with the last page. Then I let myself conquered by the nostalgia and the regrets in “Les Echelles du Levant”. Then I picked up “The Crusades seen by the Arabs.” But it wasn’t until I read “The Rock of Tanios” than I fell in love…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 04, 2013 11:25
I spotted the statue of liberty two days ago in front of a pub in Gemmayze , and on the next day someone posted on Instagram a picture of that same statue placed recklessly and clearly ruined on top of a pick up. It wouldn't have hurt to treat the statue in a more decent way and donate it to some school or university instead of damaging it that way. But then again, if our…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 04, 2013 10:38
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Critiques
12 years ago
Picture from The Beirut Report The decision was taken almost two months ago yet the demolition works only started today and so far are going quickly. By tomorrow, the residence of Amine Maalouf, the author ...
Food
12 years ago
By doing so, Lebanon becomes the 7th country to ban Brazilian beef over mad cow fears. I have a question though: Does it really matter if the cow is mad or not when the meat ...
Information
12 years ago
The new theaters will include 14 screens over 3 floors, Gold Class VIP Cinemas and a VIP Lounge [Source]. They were supposed to open in October/November 2012 based on this interview with Circuit Empire’s General ...
Lebanon
12 years ago
[YouTube] Ever since I participated last year as a speaker at TEDxLAU, I’ve been listening to a lot of TED talks and enjoying them. Here’s a very interesting talk by Lebanese architect Stephanie Akkaoui who ...
