EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 3 minute read Post script: The ‘hideous’ tents that hurt SoliderebyHabib BattahMar 28, 2013 Yesterday I wrote a post about the loss of a pedestrian tunnel in downtown Beirut and suggested it…
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…
EEnvironment & Public Space Celebrating Lebanese naturebyHabib BattahJun 20, 2012 So some crazy Lebanese kids are putting together a festival to celebrate nature and save sea urchins, which…
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…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 3 minute read What fire? Local news didn’t see it.byHabib BattahApr 27, 2012 (*Update below) As I type this, an Armageddon-shaped black cloud of smoke hangs over Beirut, caused by a…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read Fires not considered fires by Lebanese authoritiesbyHabib BattahFeb 26, 2012 This afternoon, smoke from multiple fires billowed out of a green valley in Mtaileb, a hillside Beirut suburb,…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 3 minute read How (not) to report pollution in LebanonbyHabib BattahFeb 15, 2012 For much of this afternoon, a luxury residential apartment building was transformed into a pollution spewing factory fit…
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…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Hariri Vs. St. Georges: Eternal Standoff?byHabib BattahSep 26, 2009 Those who designed the statue celebrating the life of late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri may have never imagined…