It was right after the Democratic National Committee nominated Hillary Clinton that two friends and I sat out on my balcony to escape the summer […]
Year: 2016
Lebanon’s youths, the current Parliament, and the Presidential elections
Thousands of men, women, and children of all ages made their way to the Baabda Presidential Palace on Sunday where newly appointed President Michel Aoun […]
Will Lebanon’s controversial psychic Leila Abdel Latif retire from television?
Leila Abdel Latif, Lebanon’s most famed and controversial psychic, renowned for her political predictions and most recently her missed forecast on the Lebanese Presidential election […]
On Aoun’s election, ageism, sexism, and an unruly parliament
On Tuesday Michel Aoun begins his six-year term as Lebanon’s 13th President of the Republic after securing a majority vote in Parliament on Monday, ending […]
Melhem Barakat: The man who only sang in Lebanese
Melhem Barakat, one of Lebanon’s last remaining “golden age” singers, died Friday aged 71 after a long battle with illness. He was a legend, an artist […]
Searching for Lebanon in the United States
Fadi BouKaram is a Lebanese photographer who’s taken time off work to embark on all-American road trip in search for Lebanon, yes Lebanon, but not […]
What message is Miss Lebanon sending out to young women?
I didn’t watch Miss Lebanon. I am not a fan of beauty pageant shows. I believe their current format is outdated, restrictive and in need […]
Hariri endorses Aoun for president – now what?
Future Movement leader former Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his endorsement for Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun Thursday in a step that has […]
Mystery pianist serenades walls of empty medieval Byblos church
Lebanon’s Autumnal weather makes for the perfect evening promenade. Add a little mystery to the breeze, and an ancient setting, and you’ve got an experience […]
Lebanon’s hidden epidemic: Why are so many silent when things are so bad?
There is no shortage of things to protest when it comes to this small Middle Eastern country. From the raging war next door, to its […]