By: Myrna Daher/Contributing Writer Are you homesick for Lebanon, but can’t travel that far? Then, consider spending time in California, U.S.A. The similarities between the two are endless California, with its mountains and valleys, with its warmth and beaches, an abundance of Lebanese restaurants, and warm … Continued
SOURCE: NBC NEWS BY: MICHAEL DOWNEY BEIRUT — Beirut’s Hippodrome has been a gathering place since Roman times. On this warm night, more than 100 tents fill the center of the horse-racing venue. Each represents a winery that’s blossomed in Lebanon. Dubbed Vinifest, the annual four-day event showcases the wide variety of domestic products on offer … Continued
SOURCE: BLOGBALADI BY NAJIB A group of Lebanese Montrealers who love to play hockey have decided to get organized and form Lebanon’s first hockey team. There’s still no formal structure but they have already played a couple of exhibition games against Team Haiti, Egypt, Morocco & Algeria and have won on every occasion. They’re doing it out … Continued
Source: Asbarez Since AMIDEAST opened its office in Beirut in 1968, thousands of Lebanese have benefitted from its services that help students study in the United States. In recent years, AMIDEAST scholarship initiatives have helped more than 100 students win over $18 million in scholarships and financial aid to study at American universities and colleges. … Continued
The Canaanite city of Sodom is destroyed by God By: Ian Johnston Source: Independent UK It is a command that led the leading atheist Richard Dawkins to claim that the God of the Old Testament was “a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser … a genocidal … megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully”. For God had ordered the … Continued
By: Joyce Karam Source: The National Caught between an escalation in Congress against Lebanon-based Hizbollah and a border offensive led by the Shiite group and Syrian army against militants, the Lebanese prime minister’s visit to Washington comes at a curious time. Saad Hariri is scheduled to meet with US president Donald Trump for the first time in the … Continued
By: Florence Massena Source: AL-MONITOR What is censored more often in Lebanon: sex or politics? It depends on the timing, according to the Virtual Museum of Censorship, an online database tracking banned and censored material since Lebanese independence in 1943. Having become familiar with some of the material, Gino Raidy, the vice president of MARCH, the … Continued
By: Elie Fares Source: State of Mind Today is the day I become a Lebanese expat and my country of residence, in all those forms that we have to fill, becomes something else than the home I’ve known for all of the 27 years I’ve existed so far. On my possibly last drive to the … Continued
By: Michele Nehme Source: Stepfeed From the never ending parties and wild nightlife to the divine knefeh the morning after … a trip to Lebanon is far from being a forgettable one. Lebanon is a great destination at any time of year. But really there are 12 things that mark every tourist’s trip to the … Continued
By: Bill Wiatrak Source: Houstonia THE U.S. IMMIGRATION OFFICER asked me where I had flown in from. “Lebanon,” I replied. “It’s pretty dangerous over there,” he remarked. “Actually, it’s not,” I countered. “They were some of the nicest people I’ve ever met.” The officer muttered something as he put a special mark on my embarkation card: … Continued
Source: Reuters Lebanon this week becomes the first Arab country to celebrate gay pride, but the opening event in a landmark run of festivities was cancelled after Islamists threatened violence. Proud Lebanon, a non-profit group promoting equal rights, was due to host a cultural event last Sunday as a kickoff to the entire week, but … Continued
Source: STATE OF MIND Less than 7 months ago, Lebanese photographer Fadi BouKaram decided to embark on the journey of visiting the cities and towns across the United States of America whose name was that of his home country, Lebanon. The origin of those town’s name is the fact that Lebanon was mentioned in the … Continued
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