Soundtrack: Goran Bregovic - Fanfare Ciocãrlia (Asfalt Tango)

Nothing pleases me more than to announce today that Lebanese-Canadians made history in July, by consecrating a full-time educational institution in the heart of Canada’s capital, which is a major milestone for the community. The school is called the Providence Academy and is run by the Antonine Sisters, a Maronite Catholic order that originates [...]

Every now and then, I post about emerging Lebanese blogs.
Todays post will plain talk my relative and personal views on this blog. As the title ‘Blogging Beirut‘ sounds, seems pretty self-descriptive, but this is not your ordinary conventional Lebanese blog. It seems to be a clump of authors, residing mainly in Lebanon, and unlike the native blogosphere, this [...]

This commercial just kills me.

No where in the Middle East is Christianity so openly celebrated. Yesterday, Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Premier Fouad Seniora and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri attended the beatification ceremony of Father James (Jacques) Ghazir Haddad (1875-1954) in central Beyrouth.
The Vatican beatified today the Lebanese Capuchin priest in a ceremony attended by tens of thousands in the [...]

1958 was swell. This home made documentary on Lebanon shows Lebanon in all it’s forms, including the swell days of the 1950s. I grant the author good footage on the early days of Lebanon.
Towards the end, the author portrays a history in film of the war we prevented in 2008. Though, I disagree with the film [...]

The Inner Circle is ‘endorsing’ French web application  deezer.com as an excellent source of streaming quality music of your choice. The songs are endless, and streams instantly. I cannot be blunt any more than this. A personal preference, found in their Vocal Jazz radio of the 20’s.
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