Ghalghoul: a neighborhood erased
Before and after pictures were at the heart of the project to rebuild downtown Beirut following the Lebanese…
One of Beirut’s oldest blocks demolished
What had been one of the most beautiful and historic buildings on Jeanne d’Arc street will soon be…
Painting Beirut’s slums
When we hear about real estate developers working in poor neighborhoods, it often means they are tearing them…
US Embassy delivers mixed messages on Beirut safety
A couple of weeks ago the US embassy released its latest travel warning on Lebanon, as usual urging…
Hate crimes cannot be tolerated in Lebanon
No citizen is safe when brutality and hate crimes are tolerated. When contacted on Twitter this evening, the…
CNN’s “The History of Comedy” features no Arabs
CNN has an interesting show airing in the USA right now. It traces the relationship between American history…
The violent face of real estate development in Lebanon
An LBC camera crew has become the latest victim of violent Lebanese real estate companies seizing the country’s…
Join events this week to help save Beirut heritage sites
Beirut activists are fighting hard to preserve two of the city’s key heritage sites and you can support…
How did ancient Beirut get tossed in a pile?
In the shadow of the towers of new Beirut, the ruins of ancient Beirut have literally been dismembered…
Beirut illustrated in “A City Neighboring the Earth”
Guest post by Dima Karam Amid a maze of pulsing lights, grayscale buildings are wedged together against the…