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Witnessing Catastrophe: a Painter in Lebanon

Witnessing Catastrophe: a Painter in Lebanon

Tom Young's art raises important questions about studying images and the lasting impact of colonialism in the Arab...

4 OCTOBER 2024 • By Ziad Suidan
Neither Explosions Nor Inflation Have Sunk Beirut’s Bookshops

Neither Explosions Nor Inflation Have Sunk Beirut’s Bookshops

Books continue to be a mainstay in Beirut, although bookshops are resorting to survival strategies.

10 JULY 2023 • By Justin Olivier Salhani
The Saga of Mounia Akl’s Costa Brava, Lebanon

The Saga of Mounia Akl’s Costa Brava, Lebanon

Lebanon's garbage crisis inspired a futurist film but the 2020 Port Explosion made it a contemporary dystopia.

1 MAY 2023 • By Meera Santhanam
Broken Glass, a short story

Broken Glass, a short story

When the society surrounding them begins to break down, a Beiruti family's troubles echo the macrocosm.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Sarah AlKahly-Mills
Our Shared Future: Marwa Arsanios’ “Reverse Shot”

Our Shared Future: Marwa Arsanios’ “Reverse Shot”

Mariam Elnozahy reviews the new exhibit at London's Mosaic Rooms that looks at ecology and politics in Lebanon.

28 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Ali al-Muqri
Joumana Haddad: “Victim #232”

Joumana Haddad: “Victim #232”

A preview of the new Arabic novel from the author of "I Killed Scheherazade" and "Superman is an...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Joumana Haddad
Film Review: “Memory Box” on Lebanon Merges Art & Cinema

Film Review: “Memory Box” on Lebanon Merges Art & Cinema

Arie Akkersmans-Amaya reviews the latest film by Lebanese artist duo Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, whom he interviews.

13 JUNE 2022 • By Selma Dabbagh
Diary of the Collapse—Charif Majdalani on Lebanon’s Trials by Fire

Diary of the Collapse—Charif Majdalani on Lebanon’s Trials by Fire

A.J. Naddaff reviews the latest work of creative nonfiction by Lebanon's Charif Majdalani, as his nation teeters on...

15 NOVEMBER 2021 • By A.J. Naddaff
Remember 18:07 and Light a Flame for Beirut

Remember 18:07 and Light a Flame for Beirut

We remember the devastating blast at the Port of Beirut last August 4th, 2020, and call for justice...

4 AUGUST 2021 • By
An Outsider’s Long Goodbye

An Outsider’s Long Goodbye

I love Beirut. I've lived there for longer than I've lived anywhere else on earth. But what happened...

15 SEPTEMBER 2020 • By Annia Ciezadlo
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