Love May Spell Peace in Lebanon
Lebanon's first civil marriage could signal radical change in the country's political system and offer hope to younger generations tired of religious infighting.
View ArticleBelly Laughs in Lebanon … With Yoga?
A new take on the belly twist is bringing smiles to the faces of young Syrian refugees.
View ArticleHiking in Lebanon's 'Valley of the Saints'
The mountains of timeworn Bcharre offer incredible feasts, sacred sights and amazing trees.
View ArticleMusic That’s Like Umm Kulthum on Acid
This Syrian in exile is infusing traditional Arab classics with modern electronica ... successfully.
View ArticleKhaled Soubeih + the Lebanese Band That Laughs at Terrorists
The atrocities of the Islamic State group are stoking fears of further horrors. A band in Lebanon is fighting back with an unconventional weapon: ridicule.
View ArticleLebanese Entrepreneurs Are Coming Home, and Bringing Billions
Known for not losing its own to a scattered diaspora, the Lebanese community is focusing on its homeland again.
View ArticleThe Most Ambitious Clown in the Middle East
Sabine Choucair travels around Lebanon's refugee camps to record and create art based on the stories of the displaced.
View ArticleThe Garbage King of Beirut
Ziad Abichaker is building a recycling revolution in Beirut on a foundation of refuse and trash.
View ArticleBeirut's Favorite Shot: The 'Dou Dou'
We don't know how it got its name. And after imbibing a few, we don't care.
View ArticleThe Lebanese Singer Who Mocks ISIS
As the only female in an overtly political band, Sandy Chamoun is branching out and expanding her musical vocabulary.
View ArticleBeirut's All-Time Favorite Street Food
Cheap, unassuming and filling, this lemon-brightened dish is healthy to boot.
View ArticleThe Designer Who Opened Beirut's First Free Fashion School
When a Kuwaiti-raised, New York-trained fashion designer teams up with a revered Lebanese fashion expert to create a tuition-free school, fashionistas everywhere benefit.
View ArticleLebanon's O.G. Surfboard Shaper
This surfboard artisan and entrepreneur is catering to a local clientele hoping to take full advantage of Lebanon's gorgeous, rugged coastline.
View ArticleThe Best Sandwich in Beirut ... Courtesy of Armenia
Beirutis love their hummus and baba ghanoush, but if you ask an in-the-know local for food advice, this sandwich is tops.
View ArticleVoices From Another Immigrant Nation
Stories about migration could fill endless bookshelves - but here are a few more, retrieved from the edge of the map.
View ArticleHow the West Carved up the Middle East
Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot drew the map of the modern Middle East during World War I. To this day, we're still fighting over imaginary lines.
View ArticleI Work at the Hezbollah Museum of Resistance
"I'm 47. I'm not young. I have high blood pressure and I get migraines. But being here helps me relax."
View ArticleThe Lebanese Scientist Saving the Sharks of the Middle East
Rima Jabado is racing to save sharks in the Arabian seas - before it's too late.
View ArticleThe 10 Best Street Food Dishes From Around the World
When you want to stuff your face properly, start with the street.
View ArticleDo You Read as Much as Arabs?
There's more reading going on in Lebanon and the UAE than in the U.S., according to a new reader ranking.
View ArticleThe Activist Leading Lebanon’s LGBT Rebellion
This gay lawyer turned activist says success in the Arab world rests on not following the West's playbook.
View ArticleSatire Suffers as Lebanon Cracks Down on Free Speech
Rights activists warn of an alarming turn toward repressive tactics.
View ArticleDrinking Near the Site of a Lebanese Massacre
This bar - which resembles a bunker - is where carefree Beirutis party through the night.
View ArticleLebanon's Waste Warriors Fight the Rising Tide of Trash
Engineers, architects and colleges in Lebanon are finding solutions to the waste management problem their government is ignoring.
View Article5 Must-Haves From Beirut's Booming Vegan Street Food Scene
You know all about its meaty shawarma wraps and lamb kebabs. Here are the meatless options in the Paris of the Middle East.
View ArticleFixer, Pedophile, Star Witness for Robert Mueller: Meet George Nader
Many wonder whether this convicted pedophile could help connect the dots from Trump Tower to foreign powers.
View ArticleHow a California Kid Became an Armenian War Hero
Radicalized at an early age, Monte Melkonian gave his life in the struggle to liberate his ancestral homeland.
View ArticleThe Five Most Sinister Places to Have a Cocktail
Here are some of the world's most macabre and creepy places to party.
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