To all those who are pround of their national tree…
The Cedars of Lebanon is threatened
Both on the ground and on the national flag
Throughout history, the Cedars of Lebanon were much valued for their beauty, fragrance, religious value, and utility in building. Research derived from historical abstracts reveals the relationship between ancient Lebanese Cedar trade for [...]

I haven’t been to Beirut during winter in seven consecutive years.  2010, February is way too warm for my memories.  The flight landing was pretty bumpy too. I had to stop reading Alameddine’s Hakawati, and cross my hand over my chest, but in my head.  I still don’t know why I do that.  The crossing [...]

With continuous emigration being a strong reality of the Lebanese society, it would probably take a lifetime for Lebanese abroad and within to find their soul mate, unless they’re given a little help. It’s this help that Pomd’Amour aims to provide.
For the first time in Lebanon, a professional matchmaking company aims at helping busy [...]

On a lazy lonely night, I watched the movie “A Perfect Day” by Joana Hadji Thomas and Khalil Joreige, while longing for a loved one in Beirut and battling my own demon. The following is what this movie has inspired as thoughts and feelings, and was sent to this same loved one. Read on, and [...]

We drive all the way to Rumiyyeh, somewhere in the mountains, somewhere close to Eley3at… way up to where the air is far from Beirut’s polluted humidity… We come by an attractive looking restaurant, we decide to grab a coffee and continue exploring elsewhere. She welcomes us in warmly; a women in her late 30’s, [...]