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How Beirut’s creative scene is imagining a new future for its city

Emma Hammar — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:45:00 +0000

As a creative capital and cultural hub for the SWANA region and the world, Beirut is home to visionary artists revolutionizing the fields of design, fashion, architecture, and art globally. In the wake of the August 4th, 2020 port explosions, caused by more than 2,000 tons of ammonium nitrate recklessly stored in a warehouse, Beirut’s

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Beirut chef Wael Lazkani on Lebanon’s rich culinary spirit

root — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 05:46:35 +0000

Wael Lazkani opens the door and salutes us with a bright, beaming smile. Wearing a crisp white buttoned up shirt and reflective frames, this smartly dressed chef invites us into his quiet home that is a stones throw away from the sparkling Mediterranean. Spacious and warm with a style reminiscent of the good old days

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FvF Mixtape # 62

root — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 06:07:03 +0000

We are happy to introduce another FvF Contributor who enhances us not just with her writing skills but also with her excellent music taste. Natasha Jane Stallard has introduced us to personalities on FvF such as Lamia Choucair, Maria Kassab and Maya Mounme & Hatem Imam in Beirut. After living in the Lebanese capital “the

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Nader Mansour & Eddy Ghossein

root — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 04:20:26 +0000

In Beirut’s vibrant and varying districts wind caresses carpets hung out to dry, children play in the street, and elders drink tea under the Eastern sun. In this environment alongside abandoned buildings, crowded streets and a mix of cultural backgrounds, confusing, chaotic and beauteous moments are simultaneously stimulated. It is here that the musical duo,

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Meet the FvF Contributors: Natasha Jane Stallard from Beirut

root — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:00:37 +0000

One of FvF’s longtime contributors from the Middle East is Natasha Jane Stallard. Initially living in East London, this driven young lady studied literature in the British capital and worked in theatre and radio, always writing in her spare time. Five years ago she moved to Beirut, initially with the vision to stay for just

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Lamia Choucair

root — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 05:16:07 +0000

Lamia Choucair would make a great poster girl for Beirut. The stylist and designer’s laidback, ethereal style and love for good music and good company is full of the city’s spirit. After growing up in Lebanon, Lamia spent years living in New York and Paris and slips between French, English and Arabic in one sentence

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Maya Mounme & Hatem Imam

root — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:15 +0000

Furniture from the fifties is one of Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam’s greatest loves. That is why – besides their design day jobs – they have also set up their very own business in Beirut. Here they refurbish and redesign mid-century furniture and accessories utilising the skills of local craftspeople to sell afterwards in their

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The FvF Year 2012 in Numbers and Pictures

root — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 06:00:37 +0000

As we arrive at the end of the year we would like to take this opportunity to present Freunde von Freunden’s 2012 highlights in addition to our readers’ favourite content. In general 2012 has been a year of expansion for FvF. In the past 12 months we focused on deepening and developing our international network.

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Meet the FvF Contributors: Tanya Traboulsi from Beirut

root — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:15:04 +0000

Austrian-born photographer Tanya Traboulsi is our rock in the Middle East. She introduced us to the Lebanese capital Beirut and its creative scene with personalities such as photographer Caroline Tabet, musician Charbel Haber, designer Maria Kassab, DJ/producer Ziad Nawfal, and young illustrator called Loulwa Beydoun. After spending her childhood traveling back and forth between these

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Ziad Nawfal

root — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:22:12 +0000

If you’re into music, Ziad Nawfal, whether he likes it or not, has a prevailing presence in Beirut. The DJ, producer and music promoter has acted as an unofficial disseminator and documenter of the city’s alternative music scene since he started making mixtapes as a teenager, recording new wave tracks off the radio during the

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