Tag: Aley

Gabriel Yared: Oscar-Winning Composer’s Path to Greatness

Photo by Marian Adreani Interviewed by Editor-in-Chief Patricia Bitar Cherfan Gabriel Yared’s ecstatically rich scores have provided the backdrop for some of...

Representing HOME in the Big Apple: Majdi Ramadan

With HOME etched into their hearts and souls, Lebanese diplomats represent Lebanon everywhere in the world. Majdi Ramadan is one such example...

The Last Mile

Sitting with Roger, better known as Rodge, I was listening to him describing how he used to play music under the bombs...

The PEN is Mightiest of All

PEN Lebanon brings acclaimed international writers to promote freedom of expression to public school students. When four foreign novelists — one Dutch, one...

In the Time of the Mulberry

New book explores Lebanon’s 19th century silk industry, religious taboos and the struggle of women. 19th century Lebanon was not so vastly different...

IDRAAC’s Labor of Love for Mental Health

  A devoted NGO works behind the scenes to build Lebanon’s mental health infrastructure – with legislation, awareness campaigns, advocacy, education, training,...