The Archaeology of War
All the pasts of war are still contemporary, and continue shaping the present, killing its denizens, and erasing their memories.
Lebanese civil war
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.
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 exiles, reports Nada Ghosn.
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 domestic violence.
“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 his father from a Lebanese minister.
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.
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 in Lebanon.
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 Beirut's street vendors.
“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 adolescence.
“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.
Arab Women’s War Stories, Oral Histories from Lebanon
Evelyne Accad reviews a new book on Lebanese women and war, a collection of oral stories told in Arabic and translated by Malek Abisaab.
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.
Broken Glass, a short story
When the society surrounding them begins to break down, a Beiruti family's troubles echo the macrocosm.
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.
16 Formidable Lebanese Photographers in an Abbey
Nada Ghosn interviews the curator and Lebanese photographers exhibiting in the Abbey de Jumièges, north of Paris.