Turmeric, the golden spice of Bengal
Turmeric is one of the best known and most famous spices of antiquity, so incredible in taste and appearance, that it overwhelmingly fits into Bengali culture (and beyond) Turmeric, the…
Mashrou’ Leila, The stars of Beirut
The most famous indie band in the entire Middle East. In less than ten years the Mashrou Leila have managed to establish themselves in the whole region and become a…
Baalbek, the splendor of Lebanon
Baalbek, the city that had the largest temple of Jupiter in history, still capable of attracting men and women from every corner of the earth, enchanted by the remains of…
Tripoli, the Mamluk masterpiece in Lebanon
One of the most beautiful and historic cities of Lebanon, Tripoli among all, is certainly the one that most tied itself to the "Islamic world", so much so that, right…
Beirut, the center of the world
Beirut is a city that over the centuries has been able to tell the best of the Lebanese epic, soon becoming the cultural center of the country with all that…
Sidon, the first city of Phenicia
With the first remains dating back to the Lower Paleolithic, Sidon is one of the oldest cities in the world, a place that for millennia has represented "being Phoenicians" The…
Tyre, the immortal city
Ibn Battuta's journey resumes in Lebanon, the first stop in Tyre, one of the oldest cities in history The words of Ibn Battuta Tyre has become proverbial for its impregnability…
Laura Allegrini, between Italy and Fairouz
We present Laura Allegrini, an Italian singer who has achieved incredible success in the Middle East thanks to her version of the Lebanese national anthem, rigorously sung in Arabic. A…
5 film for the summer
We started with books and continue with films. We present our 5 Middle East themed films for this summer, present on: Netflix, Sky, Youtube and, of course, in DVD format.…
Filastin. The art of Naji Al Ali
The collection in 175 vignettes of one of the most famous artists in all of Palestine. In this book you will discover the life of Naji al Ali, creator of…
