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Lebanon Flash Mob - City Mall - BeirutPosted by finkployd in
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i'm telling you, there's a sort of Renaissance taking place in Lebanon - attributed partially to an massive influx of European tourists (and a marked absence of Gulfies) - art, culture, and creativity are becoming more the norm than the exception in public & semi-public spaces.
here's the latest of a series of public 'performances' that have taken over the country by storm:  impressive: this photo was featured in Al Akhbar - a pro-Hizballah newspaper and it wasn't in condemnation of the act! wow (kissing in public is illegal in Lebanon - but we flagrantly break that law)  a couple in a 5 minute embrace An anonymous message went out to a network of hundreds of Lebanese operatives last week. In ones and twos and small groups, this shadowy horde arrived on Sunday at the Dbayeh marina northeast of Beirut to receive their last-minute secret instructions. At exactly 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, with watches synchronized, they swarmed City Mall and froze. For exactly five minutes, more than 200 Lebanese – young and old – stood stock still in various poses around Dunkin Donuts. (read more after the jump) Continue reading "Lebanon Flash Mob - City Mall - Beirut" Loz Akhdar - Green Almonds - Lebanese Nuts!Posted by finkployd in
Photo  the almond core is soft and watery it is eaten whole, chilled, with salt tastes like chicken sometimes, as a side dish to this strict regimen, i have a triple whopper with double cheese and a Diet Coke - i don't eat the fries cause they're too calorific tags: lebanese fruit, lebanese nuts, lebanon, beirut, spring, 2008, april, loz akhdar, green almonds, middle east, mount lebanon -finkployd- Loz Akhdar on Blogging Beirut Lebanese Flowers - AREC - AUB - Bekaa ValleyPosted by finkployd in
Photo  (more photos after the jump) Continue reading "Lebanese Flowers - AREC - AUB - Bekaa Valley" to Madame Basculating - you can overcome yourselfMagen Abraham's Last Days - Solidere Destroying Beirut's HeritagePosted by finkployd in
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With tight security in place, Solidere - the Hariri run construction company - is rapidly demolishing all that remains of Beirut's Heritage in Wadi Abu Jamil. The only building that still stands is the Magen Abraham Synagogue - but for how long?
Magen Abraham Synagogue is the main and largest synagogue of the Jewish community of Beirut (inaugurated in 1926).  The building behind the synagogue was the Talmud-Torah Salim Tarrab School. It was a major communal institution.  All that's left of Wadi Abu Jamil - April 2008.  Continue reading "Magen Abraham's Last Days - Solidere Destroying Beirut's Heritage" |
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