This article was published at StepFeed on March 22, 2017. We really don’t know much about Lebanon’s Jewish community.For many, “Lebanese Jewish” is too remote […]
Year: 2017
The circle of life: Lebanon under feudal rule
Lebanon is not a state governed by a democratically elected government. It is a composition of competing feudalities with a thin veil of democracy and […]
Remembering the work of Lebanese cartoonist Stavro Jabra
Veteran Lebanese caricaturist and photographer Stavro Jabra passed away Sunday after a battle with illness, local media reported. He was 70. Born in Beirut in […]
Women march in Beirut despite rain, poor mediatization
Undeterred by unexpected heavy rain, hundreds of protesters marched from Sassine square, traversing the Bechara Khoury highway to Kaskas before finally gathering in Horsh Beirut, the […]
Joumana Haddad wants a ‘more humane Lebanon’, so she’s running for parliament
This article was published at StepFeed on March 11, 2017. Joumana Haddad is not your typical author, nor is she your typical woman. A rebel […]
Rayan Iaali, Lebanon’s first domestic violence homicide of 2017
Just a few days after Lebanon marked International Women’s Day with the lighting up of Beirut’s Grand Serail in pink, a woman in Tripoli succumbed […]
Traditional craftsmanship revived through recycling in south Lebanon
A renewable resource is being wasted. The landfills of Lebanon have become the final destination for glass products after they had served their purpose. Glazing […]
It’s International Women’s Day and I’m not celebrating
Excuse me for being less than enthusiastic about that one day during the year when politicians decide to “celebrate” women. Excuse me for not being […]
Beirut Center of Photography: A new haven for visual story tellers in Lebanon
It is a widely accepted notion that photography as a medium is undergoing a steady decline due to the widespread accessibility and the ever simplification […]
Meet the Lebanese scientist who helped NASA discover 7 Earth-like planets
This article was published at StepFeed on February 28, 2017. “Like many astronomers, I was captivated by the stars at a tender age. Over the […]