Lebanese civil war

The Archaeology of War

The Archaeology of War

All the pasts of war are still contemporary, and continue shaping the present, killing its denizens, and erasing...

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Middle Eastern Artists and Galleries at Frieze London

Middle Eastern Artists and Galleries at Frieze London

Sophie Kazan explores the Middle Eastern artists and galleries on display when Frieze London celebrates its 20th anniversary.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • By Sophie Kazan Makhlouf
Hartaqât: Heresies of a World with Policed Borders

Hartaqât: Heresies of a World with Policed Borders

In a mix of theatrical performance, music and visual arts, three voices bear witness to the courage of...

OCTOBER 9, 2023 • By Nada Ghosn
Lebanese Thespian Aida Sabra Blossoms in International Career

Lebanese Thespian Aida Sabra Blossoms in International Career

Acclaimed by French critics for her performance in Wajdi Mouawad’s "Mère," Aida Sabra stars in a play on...

OCTOBER 9, 2023 • By Nada Ghosn
“Sadness in My Heart”—a story by Hilal Chouman

“Sadness in My Heart”—a story by Hilal Chouman

In this newly translated novel excerpt from Hilal Chouman, the son of a civil war fighter learns about...

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 • By Hilal Chouman
The Soil and the Sea: The Revolutionary Act of Remembering

The Soil and the Sea: The Revolutionary Act of Remembering

Daniele Rugo's documentary investigates Lebanon's devastating civil war and ruminates on the conflict's unmarked mass graves.

AUGUST 7, 2023 • By Farah-Silvana Kanaan
War and the Absurd in Zein El-Amine’s Watermelon Stories

War and the Absurd in Zein El-Amine’s Watermelon Stories

Rana Asfour reviews a collection of stories from writer and educator Zein El-Amine, who was born and raised...

MARCH 20, 2023 • By Rana Asfour
The Forced Disappearance of Street Vendors in Beirut

The Forced Disappearance of Street Vendors in Beirut

In the midst of Lebanon's economic crisis, UN policy and research specialist Ghida Ismail laments the vanishing of...

MARCH 13, 2023 • By Ghida Ismail
“Counter Strike”—a story by MK HARB

“Counter Strike”—a story by MK HARB

MK Harb, a writer from Beirut, remembers a tenuous sense of home as he searched for himself in...

MARCH 5, 2023 • By MK Harb
“Mother Remembered”—Fiction by Samir El-Youssef

“Mother Remembered”—Fiction by Samir El-Youssef

Palestinian writer Samir El-Youssef, born in a refugee camp, tells the story of his family's uprooting from Lebanon.

MARCH 5, 2023 • By Samir El-Youssef
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