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The Beirut of Europe

Last week I was in Paris, walking near the Champs-Élysées, and suddenly I heard a familiar tune blaring on loudspeakers. I veered...

Cindy Moussi Takes Readers on her Personal Journey to Mental Health

At the age of 43, Lebanese-Australian Cindy Moussi thought she had it all. Her son was grown up and independent, so it...

Ghassan Korban: Milwaukee’s City Commissioner

  Ghassan Korban says he carries Lebanon in his heart. He’s deeply affected by both Lebanon’s nature and culture, which led him...

Let’s Meet – Linaltaki

  One summer afternoon in 2001, 11 years after the end of the Civil War, two women met over a cup of...

The Record Seller of Ras Beirut

  The cataloguing and sale of Arabic vinyl recordings by Diran Mardirian is bringing the region’s music to the world. Among lovers...

EDUARDO FLEITAS AMIR: TENOR AND SON OF EMIGRANTS

Eduardo Fleitas Amir is an outstanding Uruguayan tenor singer, descended from Lebanese immigrants, from the region of Tripoli. The tenor is coming...