Poetry of the Wounded Heart

Poetry of the Wounded Heart

By Hussein Atoui | Staff Writer Back in February 2024, Taylor Swift announced The Tortured Poets Department, her eleventh studio album. From the title and the black-and-white cover, fans immediately sensed that it would be her most poetic and personal album to date....
B018: Music and Processing War Trauma

B018: Music and Processing War Trauma

By Lama Abi Ammar | Staff Writer Lebanese parties always have the same ending. Picture this: you are at an underground party in Beirut. You do not usually come to this part of town, but the music is so loud, the “jaw” (ambience) so radiant that you feel right at home....
No Other Land: A Call to Witness

No Other Land: A Call to Witness

“They made us strangers in our own land.” This haunting statement encompasses the story of No Other Land (2024), a powerful documentary that reveals the forced displacement of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta. It is a statement about the war itself and calls upon viewers...
West Beirut: How War Spares No One

West Beirut: How War Spares No One

By Lea Daouk | Staff Writer You wake up, you brush your teeth, wear your clothes and get on with your day. It’s the same old boring routine but today feels different. People around you are anxious and uneasy. They seem fearful, but you don’t understand...