A version of this story was published in Monocle Magazine, August 2018 By Habib Battah Just across the skyscraper-lined Bay... Read More
Many have asked if the revolts taking place across Lebanon will succeed. But they have already succeeded at taking away... Read More
The Lebanese state (which literally cannot keep the streetlights on at night where hundreds die in highway collisions every year) opened an “Investigation of Blasphemy” over a picture shared on Facebook by the lead singer of the band مشروع ليلى Mashrou’ Leila because it contained an altered image of the... Read More
‘We Made Every Living Thing from Water’ (وجعلنا من الماء كل شيء حي) will have its premiere at 6pm today... Read More
If you live in Lebanon, you would probably fall out of your chair if I told you government ministers were... Read More
At a time when so many historic sites are being demolished in Lebanon, it’s refreshing to see that some in the country are also interested in preserving the past, and seeing a value in that. Just last week I reported on the removal of an ancient Roman city wall in... Read More
A rare and well-preserved ancient Roman wall that once surrounded Beirut has been dismantled. Photography of the site is not... Read More
“We will find where you live,” a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on his construction... Read More
Even if independent candidates don’t win big on election day, they are already having an impact on Lebanese political culture. They have introduced new styles of campaigning that come as a sharp contrast to how politics is commonly practiced in Lebanon. While establishment politicians deploy their usual tactics: blanketing the... Read More
There is a fantasy among many in Lebanon- liberals in particular– that a silent majority of Lebanese do not support... Read More