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Adam Curtis, one of my favorite documentarian, known for many documentaries throughout the decade, among them The Century of the Self, The Power of Nightmares, and last year released the fascinating documentary called “All Watched over by Machines of Loving Grace”. Don’t under estimate the content of this documentary, I have at least watched it five times, and […]
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Récit d’un critique Gastronome français, sur la chaine de télévision Paris Première, il écrit aussi dans le “Figaro”.
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Tags: Beyrouth, Critique, Paris Première
One of the most intellectual Lebanese think thanks on Middle Eastern politics and Lebanese affairs, former Minister of Culture Dr. Ghassan Salemeh agreed to an interview with MTV’s Walid Abdo. You can find the video interview here: http://bit.ly/tjJ7Qz Insightful as always.
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En 1992, l’Ambassade de France au Liban souhaite rendre hommage aux nombreux libraires qui ont continué à diffuser les ouvrages d’éditeurs français durant la guerre civile et organise le premier Salon du livre francophone. Depuis cette date, les écrivains viennent chaque année à la rencontre du public libanais, dont l’enthousiasme ne cesse de grandir. Le […]
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Tags: Beyrouth, Francophonie, Salon du Livre
A campaign was launched in Lebanon by Impact BBDO & LBC titled: “Sheyif 7alak”, this crowd sourcing campaign is not only fun, but helpful. Most cellphones have a camera, Set it up to Quickly Activate the camera (in one form or another on your mobile), Shoot any Wrong Doing you See around you, and Post […]
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Tags: crowdsourcing, Impact BBDO, LBC, Sheyef 7alak, Sheyef Halak, Sheyif 7alak, Sheyif Halak
Le Grand Theatre de Beyrouth
One of the last remaining relics of pre-war Beirut, the Grand Theatre was recently mentioned by my colleague at Qifa Nabki and intrigued me to aggregate this abandoned acquirement. A film by Omar Naim part 2 | part 3
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Tags: A Tale of Beirut, Grand Theater, Grand Theatre, Omar Naim
LIBALEL, bientôt à Beyrouth !
Après sept mois de préparation, LIBALEL, projet de webdocumentaire dédié à la jeune scène artistique libanaise pose ses valises à Beyrouth ! L’occasion de vous présenter le chemin déjà parcouru et celui qu’il reste à tracer. Ces sept premiers mois de travail ont été ceux d’un important travail d’exploration de la scène artistique libanaise. Pour questionner la teneur des […]
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Tags: artistique, Beyrouth, jeune, LIBALEL, scene
By Emily Holman Without a second thought, fearless kids take risks that their parents would balk at. They ski backwards, jump out of windows and dangle their bodies out of speeding cars. This is one reason child performers are so appealing: youngsters throw themselves entirely into their practice; they are ever keen to push their act […]
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On December 14th, 2010 from 7:00pm till 9:00pm at Hazmieh ROTANA Hotel where you will learn: – A brief history about wine and grapes – The flavors/aromas of red, rosé, white, sparkling and sweet wines – How to detect good and bad smell – How to choose and select wine – How to match food with […]
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Tags: class, course, Rotana, wine, wine tasting
Le Liban est un rosier sauvage.
Le Liban est un rosier sauvage. Si vous vous approchez des fleurs, gardez-vous des épines. Et si vos mains s’en trouvent lacérées jusqu’au sang, prenez quand même le temps de caresser les fleurs. Je parle de rosiers, ayant à l’esprit cette pratique, répandue en Bourgogne et dans le Bordelais, qui consiste à laisser pousser des […]
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Tags: Amine Maalouf, Le Rosier
Vive la Tabboulé Libre!
Cette annee, racontons a nos familles et a nos amis ce que c’est que l’union Libanaise. Montrons au monde que la vrai caracteristique du Liban est son precieux melting pot religieux qui date depuis tres tres longtemps. “Trait d’union Islam Christianisme” est un livre unique en son genre. Il ose decrire avec toute simplicite que […]
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Tags: Christianity, Christmas, Islam, Liban, Tabboule, Tabbouleh, union
To cope with the Lebanese flying into Beyrouth this Christmas, Air France is offering well priced tickets for Lebanese going the other direction: Montréal, New York and Toronto (as well as Boston, and other cities in North America). The offer is listed below to the privileged. Tarifs aller-retour en USD hors taxes et frai de service. […]
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Tags: Air France, Beirut, Beyrouth, Montreal, New York, offre
Carlos – Le Film
Carlos – Un film de Olivier Assayas Présentation hors compétition • Festival de Cannes 2010 Carlos retrace l’histoire d’Ilich Ramirez Sanchez qui, durant deux décennies, fut l’un des terroristes les plus recherchés de la planète. Entre 1974, à Londres, où il tente d’assassiner un homme d’affaires britannique, et 1994, quand il est arrêté à Khartoum, il […]
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“L’Orchestre Philharmonique du Liban” Direction: Yanami Sakahashi Programme: – Mozart | “Le nozze di Figaro” ouverture – Mozart | Concerto en Ré pour Flute et Orchestre – Beethoven | Symphonie No 5 op. 67 Ce Vendredi 15 octobre 2010 à 20h30 Eglise St-Joseph des Pères Jésuites, Achrafieh – Monot
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A 3-chapter Lebanese short film (Arabic / English): Chapter 1: Beirut, 20 Years Later Chapter 2: A Day in the Life Chapter 3: Lebanon: or How We All Left and Never Looked Back
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Tags: Cyril Aris, Mounia Akl
It was by far the most unexpected news coming out of Syria. Syrian students are officially not authorised to wear the niqab (fully covered voile) in public and private universities. In the name of protecting Syria’s laïque identity. Surprised? read on… Echoing similar laws being passed in Europe, a ministerial official at the Ministry of […]
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Tags: extremism, Hijab, Islamic, Niqab, Syria, university
Exposition – La Suisse et ses littératures Exposition ouverte aux écoles, groupe et individus; Possibilité de prêt de livres; La Bibliothèque Sonore Romande prête gratuitement des livres audio à toute personne dans l’incapacité de lire. Découvrez la Suisse à travers: une exposition littéraire des séances de ciné-club des documentaires et des debats des jeux et […]
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Tags: Bibliothèque Sonore Romande, littératures, Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture, Suisse, Zouk Mikaël
Lego, the danish toy company and the Danish Embassy in Beyrouth donated on Wednesday toys to daycare facilities at development centers across Lebanon. A ceremony was held for the occasion under the patronage of Social Affairs Minister Salim al-Sayegh and Education and Higher Learning Minister Hassan Mneimneh. Thanking the Danish Embassy, Mneimneh said that Lebanon […]
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Tags: Danish Embassy, Jan Top Christensen, Lego
fi:af’s World Nomads Festival, which opened May 1st with a concert by Bassam Saba ensemble, seems to be the core of the Big Apple’s Lebanon mania. The annual event is comprised of multidisciplinary attractions that explore identity through the arts of one specific location and its expatriate community. Lebanon is this spring’s invité d’honneur. Given Lebanon’s large expatriate […]
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Tags: FIAF, French Institute alliance francaise, World Nomads Lebanon
Nicolas Chouity, a 23-year old Lebanese poker player from Beyrouth, is the winner of the EPT Monte Carlo. The event is the grand final of the season for the European Poker Tour. He bested 848 participants and walked with the top prize of €1,700,000.00. Chouity didn’t have to pay the massive buy in for the […]
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Tags: European Poker Tour, Monte Carlo, Nicolas Chouity
Par Jean-Baptiste MAROT Première web-série du monde arabe, “Shankaboot” raconte la vie quotidienne d’un jeune livreur beyrouthin nommé Sleimane. Accessible sur le Net depuis le 12 mars, le feuilleton entend concurrencer les productions turques et américaines. D’Alger à Damas, elle sera peut-être le buzz de demain sur Internet. Testée discrètement depuis le 12 mars, “Shankaboot“, la […]
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Tags: first, Lebanese, Shankaboot, web series, webisode
On Earth day, tomorrow the 22nd of April, the Art Lounge is organizing a Presentations & Documentaries on our planet earth and they ways to preserve it. The evening will end with the screening of the stunning Film / Documentary Home by French environmentalist Yann Arthus Bertrand. Art Lounge Beyrouth, Karantina http://www.artlounge.net Info: 03 99 76 […]
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Tags: Art Lounge, Earth day, Yann Arthus-Bertrand
More than 150 pilots from clubs in 16 countries “will color the sky of Lebanon” next month with a display of hang-gliding and balloons. The event, entitled “Fly Lebanon,” will start on May 9 at Tripoli Municipal Stadium at 7 am when light water hang gliders will take off. The second stop of the festival […]
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Tags: Anwar Khozah, Color Lebanon's Sky, Fly Lebanon, Lebanese Aeronautics Club, Michel Carnet, Ramon Morillas
Opening reception on Thursday, April 8, 2010 from 18:30 to 20:30 The exhibition runs from April 8 to 29, 2010 Open Tuesday to Friday, 11:00 – 19:00, Saturday, 11:00 – 15:00 Ginane Makki Bacho: Born in Beyrouth, Lebanon, Ginane Bacho studied Fine Arts at the Lebanese American University, and later on at the Pratt institute where […]
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Tags: art circle, exhibition, Ginane Makki Bacho
Le théâtre Tournesol présente « La ville aux miroirs », pièce de théâtre contemporaine du metteur en scène Roger Assaf du 18 mars au 4 avril au théâtre Tournesol à Tayouneh. Madinat al-Maraya (La ville aux miroirs), une pièce monologue, signée Roger Assaf, à la fois metteur en scène, auteur du texte et principal interprète […]
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Tags: La ville aux miroirs, Paul Guiragossian, Roger Assaf, Tournesol
Tourists and locals strolling through Nijmeh Square in Beyrouth’s Centre-Ville on Thursday afternoon were intrigued by an astonishing spectacle: a formation of flag-bearers, drummers and trumpeters dressed in medieval costumes performing an elaborate show for half an hour before leaving the square as suddenly as they had appeared. The bystanders had been lucky enough to […]
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Tags: Beirut, downtown, entertainers, Italia, Itanian, performers, Sbandieratori di Arezzo
Jagal el USEK
Not only does Michella Keserwany understand the true character of the typical USEK jagual, she’s talented and inspired enough to write a sarcastic yet lovely viral about him.
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Tags: Jagal, Michelle Kesrwany, Usek
La France à Gemmayzé
A l’occasion de l’exposition “La France au Liban“, la Francofolie crée l’évènement à Gemmayzé mardi 16 mars 2010 à partir de 20h30 ! Les principaux pubs et restaurants de Gemmayzé se mettront aux couleurs de la France pour offrir aux visiteurs une formule unique à 15 USD. Le ticket unique donne accès à tous les […]
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Tags: Gemmayzeh, La France à Gemmayzé
“Hi, kifak? ça va?”: si les Libanais se targuent d’être polyglottes, le mélange très courant de langues a sa contrepartie: la jeune génération est critiquée pour son manque de maîtrise de l’arabe, en faveur duquel une campagne de promotion vient d’être lancée: jeudi, l’Organisation arabe pour l’éducation, la culture et les sciences (Alecso) a proclamé […]
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Tags: anglais, arabe, arabic, ça va, dialects, English, Fael Amer, francais, french, Hi, identité, identity, kifak, languages, Lebanon, Liban, mix
La Valée de Qadicha – Liban
Fils de riches Colombiens, le père Dario Escobar a quitté famille et fortune pour venir s’installer dans une vallée lointaine du Liban. C’est là où, depuis neuf ans, coupé du monde extérieur, il réalise son rêve: devenir ermite. “Celui qui goûte à cette vie n’en voudrait pas d’autre”, affirme à l’AFP cet homme de 75 […]
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Tags: Qadisha valley, valee qadisha, wedeh qadicha
