Articles & Interviews
Anwar El-Khatib (1910-1970)-A sorely missed jurist
At the forefront of Lebanon’s jurists and constitutional and political pundits is the former minister and MP Anwar El-Khatib.
Nabil Zantout-General Manager at IBC
“We can accommodate 300 tons of Beirut’s garbage ”
After the Naameh landfill was closed on July 17 and ceased to receive the refuse generated in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, stinking mountains of uncollected garbage began to pile up in the streets. The search for adequate solutions commenced...
Rashid Baydoun (1889-1971) -“Enlightened despite his lack of education”
It is not uncommon for the Lebanese, particularly the old among them who lived or worked in Beirut, to bring up the name of Rashid Baydoun in their conversation. Baydoun was a popular personality that carried out several educational projects and left a memorable mark through his political...
Philip Taqla (1915-2006) 25 years of deputyship and ministerial work
Philip Taqla was a financial and political figure, who played important roles on the Lebanese stage through the positions he assumed as Governor of Banque du Liban, Member of Parliament, Minister and Ambassador. When the Civil War erupted in 1975, he decided to distance himself from the deadly...
Painter and Architect Bernard Asaad Renno-‘From church murals to live show painting’
Many children follow the occupation of their fathers and forefathers. Some even inherit the same talent and work towards honing and perfecting their skills, outmatching, on some occasions, the innovation and artwork of their forerunners. Painter and architect Bernard Renno, son of the late artist...
Said Chaaya - Defending sustainable women’s rights: a path for peace?
In the last decade, we have all noticed a significant deterioration in human rights worldwide and specifically those related to women’s rights. We all have been marked by what one can argue to be more inconceivable in our time than any time ever, regarding the education restrictions on girls....
Najib Alamuddine (1909-1996)-Between Aviation and politics
The young Lebanese barrister Amal Alamuddine made local and international headlines when she and acclaimed actor George Clooney got engaged in April 2014. The media shed light on the Druze Alamuddine family but failed to attend to one of its most recognized and prominent members nationwide,...
9.bmp "Poet Joumana Chahoud Najjar")
Poet Joumana Chahoud Najjar
‘I have been writing poetry for a quarter of a century and we all are students in Nizar Qabbani’s school of poetry’
When attending poetry evenings or cultural ceremonies, we often run into a handful of people who like to introduce themselves as ‘poets’ or ‘writers’. But when we ask...
Antoine Boutros - Ethics and Deeds
I admonished the world and cried
‘until when will I continue to suffer
An agony that does not seem to subside.’
George Fram (1934-2006)
“A Pioneer and an Innovator”
Of the Lebanese businessmen who chose to venture into politics, very few were able to succeed in both pursuits. Foremost among them is minister, MP and industrialist George Fram who followed in the footsteps of a few self-made men such as Emile Boustany, Najib...
