Mar 8, 2023 | Featured, Local, News
By Lynn Abou Hamzeh | Staff Writer The Beirut International Women Film Festival (BWFF) is kicking off the month of March by highlighting the role of women as leaders in society. Established in 2017, the festival aims to empower women in the film industry and...
Mar 8, 2023 | Featured, Local, News
By Rana Zalghout | Staff Writer Only a few days before the celebration of International Women’s Day, a gruesome femicide was witnessed on the streets of Tripoli in North Lebanon. Mona Al-Homsi, another victim of gender-based violence, was murdered in broad...
Mar 2, 2023 | Featured, Local, News
By Taleen El Gharib | Junior Editor of Local News Leading Beirut-based LGBTQ+ rights organization Helem, established back in 2001, recently published a report-the first of its kind in the region-assessing the political participation of Lebanon’s...
Mar 2, 2023 | Local, News
By Mohamad El Sahily | Staff Writer In a surprise decision, LAU president Michel Mouawad decided to cut the university’s ties with the prominent Center for Lebanese Studies. This came in response to a report by the Center that decried the racist intonations of...
Mar 2, 2023 | Local, News
By Thalia Kattoura | Staff Writer A devastating earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6th, 2023. Thousands of people were injured and killed, and numerous buildings were destroyed. Northern Syria was already facing a multifaceted crisis...
Feb 25, 2023 | Local, News
By Lynn Abou Hamzeh | Staff Writer The Rachid Karami International Fair (RKIF) has simultaneously been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List (on January 25th, 2023) and the List of World Heritage in Danger. This important cultural landmark, located in the...
