Job’s Wednesday: A Ras Beirut tradition
This week, Beirut residents celebrated Job’s Wednesday (Orba’at Ayoub) at Ramlet El Baida, a tradition that stretches back…
Last week to enter Dalieh ideas competition
If you haven’t seen it, watch this old Egyptian movie clip about the future of Dalieh. Activists have…
Flags of Our Fathers
The following column was published in last month’s issue of Bold Magazine. I thought it would be appropriate…
Resisting Zaitunay
It’s still hard to believe that the once publicly accessible St. George Bay has been rebranded as the…
Political posters removed except…
There has been much fanfare about the removal of political signs and posters from Beirut, as part of…
Major project by celebrity architect revealed in Dalieh
Activists have claimed that a multi-million dollar real estate project by world-renowned architect Rem Koolhaas is being planned…
Beirut Bodies in Public
It’s not every day that you see young people walking the streets of Hamra, sketching on pieces of…
Minister takes stand against fencing of coast
The Environment minister’s Facebook status above was posted this afternoon and comes in the wake of weeks of activism,…
The fencing of Dalieh
The creative people at 5Ampere have just come up with this striking piece of protest art. The caption…
The Caves and Pools of Dalieh: Endangered?
Ah the post card image of Raouche. Now imagine it surrounded by a giant fenced off marina, full…