Listen to Lebanon: An Alternative Guide to Lebanese Music and Podcasts
“We need the sweet pain of anticipation to tell us we are really alive,” wrote Albert Camus. And nothing makes us feel more alive than...
Read Lebanon: Book Recommendations for a Literary Trip
Wildly ambiguous and almost compulsively literary, Lebanon is a country that is impossible to describe in a way that captures all of its uniquely fascinating...
From Strength to Strength: Summer Festivals in Lebanon
Over the decades, Lebanon’s summer festivals have served as symbols of cultural resistance and resilience in the face of conflict and instability, managing to survive,...
Exploring Cycles of Progress and Collapse in Tripoli
The first ever contemporary art exhibition to be staged at Oscar Niemeyer’s trade fair in Tripoli will explore human, natural and political cycles through the...
How Beirut Became the Dance Capital of the Arab World
In less than 20 years, Beirut has become a regional hub for contemporary dance, in part thanks to the work of Maqamat, a local dance...
Museums of the Past, Present and Future in Beirut
With a burgeoning cultural scene, several recently opened venues and a raft of projects still to come, Beirut is fast transforming into the museum hub...
Seeing Lebanon through Orientalist eyes
To understand Lebanon’s present, you must first be familiar with its past and the way others saw it. Allow us to take you on a...
Writers Pay Tribute to Beirut
The Lebanese capital is a complex city that exists in multiple guises in novels by dozens of talented authors.
Arabic Script: From Quran to Calligraffiti
Arabic calligraphy has evolved over centuries, from an art form associated with the spread of Islam, to a versatile medium embraced by everyone from interior...