It’s all in the game

Capoeira in Damascus

22.01.11

CapoeirArab, Damascus’ first and only group started in the streets in 2007, when Syrian-German Tarek Alsaleh decided to move to Damascus.

A matter of speaking

Rania's story of diaspora multilingualism

15.12.10

Beirut

Although the whole “hi, kifak, ça va” thing often is exaggerated, trilingualism remains a core feature of contemporary Lebanese society.

Beware of sidewalks

Beirut is not made for walking

08.12.10

Beirut

Beirut’s sidewalks come in all conditions imaginable, including ‘nonexistent’. Get from point A to B, but only through zigzagging, ducking and dodging.

Books in motion

29.11.10

Beirut

Books in Motion or (B)IM is a Lebanese traveling theater group that just finished their third set of shows this summer.

The ground beneath our feet

Beirut's green spaces

23.11.10

Beirut

Small patches of grass were placed across Beirut with the typical brown sign that marks traditional and beautiful areas in Beirut — only these ones bore the ironic text ‘Enjoy your green space’. The message: Beirut is in dire need of more greenery.