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Painting - Teymour Toutounji: A fusion of a colorful art
By Pascale Youssef
The Lebanese young painter Teymour Toutounji who recently exposed his work in Graffiti Hamra, visits Lebanon for a short while and speaks of his art and his enamored passion for blending colors. Born from a Lebanese family and raised in Egypt,...Full Story>> |
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Cinema - Lebanese Film festival - Gilbert Abou Zeid, the masculine presence
By Virginie Vilar
His movie was one of the ten selected short films at the Lebanese Film festival. Gilbert Abou Zeid, only 23 years old, triggered all senses through “Présence feminine” (Feminin Presence), indeed a stirring film that tributes...Full Story>> |
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Photography - ARTFUL CELEBRATION : Angry Images screaming for Peace
By Pascale Youssef
Artists from around the Middle East gathered on Sunday 24th of August at the Voile Beach Rmeileh in an artful celebration. 50 years after the creation of the Peace Sign (the famous sign representing peace, designed by Gerard Holtom during the hippy...Full Story>> |
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Music - Lebanese Summer Concerts Summer concerts are remarkably booked fully in success, and here are the upcoming and most awaited concerts schedules in Lebanon:Full Story>> |
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Music - Patti Smith opening the 2008 Byblos Festivals
By Pascale Youssef
Patti Smith: Qana the miracle is love!
Patti Smith opened yesterday the Byblos Festivals 2008 in Jbeil in the presence of the Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Joe Sarkis Minister of tourism, Jihad Azour Minister of Finance and many other public...Full Story>> |
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Music - DownTown Beirut back to life... with a disappointing Music Festival
By Pascale Youssef
Life is back again to Down Town Beirut, restaurants were busy with guests and squares were jammed with people. However, the traditional celebrated Music Festival on 21st of June was somehow timid this year.Full Story>> |
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Cultural Heritage - Beirut between the lines – the city will be the World Book Capital for the year 2009
By Élodie Morel Lebbos
Next year, Beirut will turn a new page and become the World Book Capital 2009, a prestigious title that the UNESCO grants every year to a new city in the world. During the whole year 2009, Beirut, as well as all the regions of Lebanon, will enjoy...Full Story>> |
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Music - Toufic Farroukh synchronizes East and West for the children of Lebanon in Geneva
By Zahi Haddad
Few days prior to the music festival, “Think Lebanon” invited Toufic Faroukh and his “Absolute Orchestra” to Geneva to celebrate the Second art and the first anniversary of this association, which seeks to promote the...Full Story>> |
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Media - Lebanese media in the line of fire during unrest
By Rima Abushakra
Lebanese news media have found themselves engrossed in the latest political and sectarian violence to hit Lebanon, as they are used as weapons both sides.
Most newspapers, television and radio stations are affiliated with or owned by poltical...Full Story>> |
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Cinema - War veteran tackles Israel's collective amnesia' Israel's Ari Folman, in Cannes to premiere his fiercely anti-war animation "Waltz With Bashir," says his country is awash with ex-soldiers like himself who have repressed horrific memories of their time in the Israeli army.Full Story>> |
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