I’m hearing a lot of people say street protests are dying out in Beirut, though there are more demonstrations... Read More
Culture & Heritage
A wide range of ancient structures have been uncovered in downtown Beirut that may provide important clues to the city’s... Read More
Preserving heritage is not usually a very acceptable activity in Beirut. Activists are routinely harassed for documenting it–sometimes assaulted just... Read More
We had a blast at last year’s International Archives Day with Professor George Arbid at the Arab Center for Architecture.... Read More
“There are four known Roman hippodromes in the Middle East,” a veteran archeologist recently told me. “In Beirut, they are... Read More
Despite a cessation order posted yesterday by Beirut’s governor, demolition works have continued today at a historic Art Deco building... Read More
Asfouri tells the story of an old Beirut apartment building through the lens of civil war and reconstruction. It is... Read More
Guest post by Dima Karam Amid a maze of pulsing lights, grayscale buildings are wedged together against the blackness of... Read More
I did this interview last week during the height of the media uproar over my assault by construction site staff... Read More
Barely two months after the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, relatives of those who survived the mass killings... Read More