Lebanon
War and peace through the lens of young adults in love
May 24, 2026On May 1, the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies, Beirut Film Society and Lebanon Cinema Days Canada premiered the film A Sad and Beautiful World (نجوم الأمل والألم) by the award-winning Lebanese director Cyril Aris at SFU Harbour Centre. The film, set in Lebanon, tells the love story of Nino and Yasmina as they grapple with the Lebanese civil war (1975–1990) caused by a combination of sectarian divides between Lebanon’s major religious groups and spillover impacts from the violence between Palestinian liberation groups and Israel. Though I was not able to attend the premiere at the time, I managed to…
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Over 2,000 people killed in Lebanon
October 22, 2024Since September 23, escalating Israeli airstrikes targeting the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have killed nearly 2,000 people in Lebanon and displaced over one million at the time of writing this article. These attacks, which included the killing of Hezbollah’s former…
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The Lebanese Burger Mafia is a breakthrough in Arab Canadian cinema
November 22, 2023Living in Calgary for most of my life, I would often go on road trips to Edmonton with my family for long weekends to get a change of scenery. Midway between both cities is Red Deer, a small rural town…
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Food for Thought: Tabbouleh
November 7, 2023Tabbouleh is a magical salad. No, I’m not talking about the kind with cucumber and quinoa. I’m talking about a fresh and summery salad usually shared over a warm moment with our loved ones. Tabbouleh is the kind of salad…
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