CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Stealing a peek at the past: Riad al Solh digbyHabib BattahMay 11, 2013 Stalled since it was announced in 2004, Jean Nouvel’s Landmark mall and tower development has become one of…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Mystery BCD plot for secret eyes onlybyHabib BattahMar 29, 2013 In what was once the Jewish quarter of Beirut, through a small slit in the metal panel fence,…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read When downtown Beirut was busybyHabib BattahMar 27, 2013 I found this picture today on the Facebook group قديماً one of many sites now posting pictures of old Beirut.…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Nowruz in RaouchebyHabib BattahMar 25, 2013 Nowruz, known as the Persian New Year, was celebrated last Wednesday in Beirut. But an additional celebration was…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Quote of the weekbyHabib BattahMar 24, 2013 “There is no need to worry,” said Culture Minister Gaby Layoun, following the theft of 46 items from…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Glass sidewalks from NYC to BeirutbyHabib BattahMar 22, 2013 I’ve been fascinated by glass sidewalks ever since I noticed them in the ruins of downtown Beirut. Buried…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Clemenceau landmark to be renovated or demolished?byHabib BattahFeb 13, 2013 For decades, the curious triangular building in the Clemenceau neighborhood has stood abandoned. But that seems set to…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Maalouf: “We don’t have a home in Beirut anymore”byHabib BattahOct 30, 2012 I just got off the phone with Ziad Maalouf, a son of Lebanese literary giant Amin Maalouf, who’s…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Reclaiming city spacesbyHabib BattahMay 14, 2012 With fighting in Tripoli and little progress on public services, it’s always nice to see positive events happening…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read Public performance banned in Downtown BeirutbyHabib BattahNov 12, 2011 I’ve experienced many disturbing episodes in the corporate-owned and operated space known as Beirut Central District (BCD) or…