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Reading Kipling’s ‘If—‘ In Beirut
There are poems that survive not just because they are profound, but because they are relevant. Rudyard Kipling’s If— belongs to this category. Like…
May 21
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Sheikh Abdallah Al‑Alayli — A Pioneering Lebanese Intellectual
Sheikh Abdallah Al‑Alayli was a Lebanese intellectual, linguist, writer, and thinker whose work had substantial impact on modern Arab cultural thought…
May 14
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The Levantine Popes of the Early Church
The papacy is often imagined as an institution rooted almost exclusively in Italy and Western Europe. Yet in the early centuries of Christianity, the…
May 7
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April 2026
Libanoclytus tommasoi: Lebanon’s Remarkable Longhorn Beetle
In the rugged mountain landscapes of Lebanon, a small and easily overlooked beetle tells a much larger story about biodiversity and scientific…
Apr 30
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Youssef Aftimus — A Pioneer of Architectural Revival and Urban Vision in Lebanon
Youssef Aftimus, born on 25 November 1866 in Deir el Qamar, within the Chouf region of what was then the Ottoman Empire, emerged as a major civil…
Apr 24
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George Hatem — The Lebanese American Doctor Who Helped Build Modern China’s Public Health System
George Hatem, known in China as Ma Haide, lived a life that seems almost improbable. Born in the United States to Lebanese immigrants, he would go on to…
Apr 17
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A Case for Jesus’ Crucifixion in Islam
In a region where church bells and the call to prayer share the same sky, theological questions are rarely distant or abstract. Few issues highlight the…
Apr 11
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The Battoulah — The Golden Face of Gulf Womanhood
Long before oil wealth, nation-states, and global fashion cycles reshaped the Persian Gulf, women across its coastal societies wore a garment that…
Apr 5
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March 2026
Somewhere Between Beirut and Houston
A Conversation with Mark Speer of Khruangbin on Lebanon, Fairuz, Elias Rahbani, and How Music Travels
Mar 30
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Iris sofarana — A Rare Flower Found Only In Mount Lebanon
Among the rocky slopes of Mount Lebanon grows one of the country’s most remarkable botanical treasures: Iris sofarana. This striking flower is endemic…
Mar 25
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Fists & Flying Kicks Among the Ruins: A ‘90s Kung Fu Film Shot in Lebanon
In the mid-1990s, a kung fu action film was shot in Lebanon. It moved through Beirut, along the coast, and staged its final confrontation among the…
Mar 20
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Lebanon’s Last Bell Maker: Naffah of Beit Chabeb
Between 1700 and 1900, Beit Chabeb flourished as a center of bell-making, with thirteen workshops operating at the height of its craft. That legacy was…
Mar 14
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