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São Paulo – Starting on May 3, Brazilians may see paintings, manuscripts, letters, documents, original notebooks and even personal objects of Lebanese philosopher, poet, painter and enthusiast Gibran Khalil Gibran. An exhibition at the Latin American Memorial should show the items, brought straight from Gibran Museum, in Bicharré, Lebanon. According to Lody Brais, the president of the Brasil-Lebanon Cultural Association, which organises the fair, this is the first time the material will be shown in Latin America. The Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Association is promoting the exhibition alongside Gibran National Committee and Gibran Museum. The organisation’s objective is to rescue Lebanese culture in the country and tends to work on themes that unite Brazil and Lebanon.

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Crime is on the rise in Lebanon and few officials are blaming the Syrian refugees who are now over 400,000 in Lebanon only. To be honest, I think the blame is first on the Lebanese authorities who were unable to control the borders and did not set up proper areas for the refugees. We’ve been blaming refugees for our own failings for tens of years now without taking any proper measures.

(ink on paper + digital coloring حبر على ورق + ألوان رقمية)
Woman: " Sweetheart, I give up. It seems that you need to sit with your thoughts. Frankly, I pity your thoughts."

This video was shot 2-3 kilometers out of Jounieh.

Thank you Lynn

The American flag has figured prominently in the coverage of the murderous Boston explosions. Similar to the September 11th attacks, broadcasters have opted to keep the flag running in the background graphics of every segment. These shots from NBC's The Today Show this morning:

According to a source of mine, the Cheesecake Factory is set to open by the end of July or early August at Beirut City Centre.
In case you missed it, here’s a [link] to my first visit to this new mall in town.

Picture taken from Executive-Magazine
Executive Magazine highlights in its recent articles cases of successful Lebanese across the Big Apple – in retail, food, advertising and even diplomacy. I listed them below but you can read more about them if you like [Here].

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Thanks Chahe

Mayday / Air Crash Investigation S12E11 [Source]
Up until today, and even though the black box was found, we still don’t know how this plane crashed.

(ink on paper حبر على ورق)
boy: "Dear God, please let the next civil war be a digital one so that the children can beat the adults."
في موقع شباب السفير14-04-2013In shabab assafir website

Picture taken from Bikaffe
The first thing that came to my mind when I originally saw the slogan “El Kheir Kello 3anna” on the billboards is how it can be changed and mocked and here we go lol!

Original Billboard

Not too many productions, but it is always a refreshing to see Lebanon via new eyes. By Janet.

A Sunni politician from Beirut, Tammam Salam, has been designated to form a new Lebanese government. The main problem he is facing today is disagreements over what role the government should play, with elections scheduled to begin next June.

Mr Salam's appointment followed intense manoeuvring after the resignation of Najib Mikati. Hizbollah had wanted Mr Mikati to head a new government, while the party's main opponent, Saad Hariri, was apparently preparing to name Ashraf Rifi, the former head of the Internal Security Forces, as his bloc's candidate.

I know y’all enjoy reading this blog, but there’s a ton of other blogs in Lebanon with awesome content on everything from movies and food, to politics and satire. Keeping up with them though can be tough since posting frequency differs, and unless you’re using an RSS reader, it’d be quite a hassle to check them each individually.
My dear friend Mustapha (@BeirutSpring) created a beautiful, streamlined and fast platform that shows all the latest blog posts from a carefully selected group of Lebanese blogs. I check it every day, it’s the perfect way to stay on top of everything happening in the blogosphere.

The hype that’s been plastered on our billboards the past few weeks is the kind we never expected to see in Lebanon. A powerful army, electricity, high-speed railroads, universal healthcare and education, etc.

Brought to you by someone who belongs in a Gap commercial...

For elves.