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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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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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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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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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Maria Kassab

root — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:44:49 +0000

Maria Kassab apologizes as soon as we enter her office. She just moved in and she didn’t have the time to fix it properly, an old Lebanese apartment with tiled floors, high ceilings and beautiful window bays overlooking the Gemmayzeh street below. The first room is bare – she has plans to turn it into

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Caroline Tabet

root — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:30:38 +0000

Tucked away in a quiet spot of the Achrafieh district in Beirut, Caroline Tabet’s apartment is a spacious and ordered living-slash-workspace. The photographer often works alone, in the living room, where the tell-tale DJ decks indicate the presence of her husband Jawad Nawfal, a musician and sound designer, and Tabet’s own DJing habit. Like many

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