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…
“And now where we go?” by Nadine Labaki
"And now where we go" is a light film that is very reminiscent of films such as "Wake up Ned", this time, however, set in Lebanon at the dawn of…
“Capharnaüm” by Nadine Labaki
Capharnaüm is the latest incredible work by Nadine Labaki who observed the viewer to plunge into the absurd normality of the suburbs of Beirut. A film to be seen absolutely…
Cereals, Islamic-culinary revolution
Some of the most important foods in the history of the Islamic world, to which they were linked even before the birth of writing. The revolution that agriculture and cereals…
