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Tag: Lebanese civil war

23 January, 2023 • Adil Bouhelal

Sabyl Ghoussoub Heads for Beirut in Search of Himself

Adil Bouhelal reviews the new novel from the author of "Le Nez Juif" with its exploration of Lebanon from 1975 forward.

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15 December, 2022 • Sarah AlKahly-Mills

Broken Glass, a short story

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

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28 November, 2022 • Mariam Elnozahy

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.

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5 September, 2022 • Nada Ghosn

16 Formidable Lebanese Photographers in an Abbey

Nada Ghosn interviews the curator and Lebanese photographers exhibiting in the Abbey de Jumièges, north of Paris.

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15 July, 2022 • Sarah AlKahly-Mills

Where to Now, Ya Asfoura?—a story by Sarah AlKahly-Mills

You can run from grief and death until you lose your mind, but life is reserved for those who fight for it.

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15 July, 2022 • Youssef Manessa

Lebanon in a Loop: A Retrospective of “Waves ’98”

Youssef Manessa reviews a short film from Ely Dagher that speaks to his generation of Lebanese born in the '90s.

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15 June, 2022 • Rabih Alameddine

Rabih Alameddine: “Remembering Nasser”

Winner of the 2022 PEN/Faulkner award, novelist Rabih Alameddine tells an essential story from his Beirut childhood.

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13 June, 2022 • Arie Amaya-Akkermans

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.

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25 April, 2022 • Melissa Chemam

Fairouz is the Voice of Lebanon, Symbol of Hope in a Weary Land

For April's column, music critic Melissa Chemam looks longingly at the legend of Lebanon's diva.

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11 April, 2022 • Karén Jallatyan

Ghosts of Beirut: a Review of “displaced”

Karén Jallatyan reviews the book of Beirut's Armenian community with photography by Ara Oshagan and an essay by Krikor Beledian.

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19 November, 2021 • Arie Amaya-Akkermans

Etel Adnan’s Sun and Sea: In Remembrance

Art critic Arie Amaya-Akkermans summons the gods of art and poetry as he reviews the life work of the late polymath Etel Adnan, 1925-2021.

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18 October, 2021 • A.J. Naddaff

The Anguish of Being Lebanese: Interview with Author Racha Mounaged

A.J. Naddaff   Between the Parliament and the Royal Pathway in the center of Brussels, not too far from the touristic Grand Place, there is a park with two parallel… Continue reading The Anguish of Being Lebanese: Interview with Author Racha Mounaged

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18 October, 2021 • A.J. Naddaff

Racha Mounaged’s Debut Novel Captures Trauma of Lebanese Civil War

  From time to time, TMR reviews recent titles published in other languages, to give readers insight before they become available in English. A.J. Naddaff   One of the most… Continue reading Racha Mounaged’s Debut Novel Captures Trauma of Lebanese Civil War

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15 October, 2021 • Nawal Qasim Baidoun

Memoirs of a Militant, My Years in the Khiam Women’s Prison

  Excerpts from Memoirs of a Militant, My Years in the Khiam Women’s Prison By Nawal Qasim Baidoun, translated by Michelle Hartman & Caline Nasrallah Olive Branch Press/Interlink Books (October… Continue reading Memoirs of a Militant, My Years in the Khiam Women’s Prison

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15 September, 2021 • Ara Oshagan

Displaced: From Beirut to Los Angeles to Beirut

Ara Oshagan I am walking along the narrow and labyrinthine Armenian neighborhoods of Bourj Hammoud in Beirut—spaces with names like Nor (new) Marash, Nor Sis, Nor Yozgat. These are the… Continue reading Displaced: From Beirut to Los Angeles to Beirut

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