EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read Job’s Wednesday: A Ras Beirut traditionbyHabib BattahApr 30, 2015 This week, Beirut residents celebrated Job’s Wednesday (Orba’at Ayoub) at Ramlet El Baida, a tradition that stretches back…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Last week to enter Dalieh ideas competitionbyHabib BattahApr 29, 2015 If you haven’t seen it, watch this old Egyptian movie clip about the future of Dalieh. Activists have…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 5 minute read Flags of Our FathersbyHabib BattahApr 13, 2015 The following column was published in last month’s issue of Bold Magazine. I thought it would be appropriate…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 4 minute read Ministry announces decree to protect Dalieh coastbyHabib BattahMar 24, 2015 The ministry of environment has drafted a decree to name the rocky coast of Dalieh as a national…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Nowruz celebrations defy the barricadesbyHabib BattahMar 22, 2015 Nowruz celebrations fell on a stormy Saturday this year so only a few in the Kurdish community came…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Celebrate Nowruz, reclaim the coastbyHabib BattahMar 20, 2015 As is custom, the Persian holiday of Nowruz will be celebrated tomorrow on the rocky coast of Dalieh…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Oud on the cornichebyHabib BattahMar 9, 2015 As winter begins to fade, it’s a beautiful time for a walk along the corniche. Street performers are…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Ode to AUBbyHabib BattahFeb 28, 2015 I don’t usually write poetry but here goes… The beautiful trees, the bountiful sky The occasional battleship passing…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Resisting ZaitunaybyHabib BattahFeb 23, 2015 It’s still hard to believe that the once publicly accessible St. George Bay has been rebranded as the…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Political posters removed except…byHabib BattahFeb 21, 2015 There has been much fanfare about the removal of political signs and posters from Beirut, as part of…