Galway, Ireland On the 4th of August, in Beirut, something horribly horrific happened.My heart didn’t break on this fatidic day.It crushed and pulverized in a million pieces. My heart was already breaking for over a decade; the fist tear happened when I was born, in the mid 80s, from the ashes of the civil war. GrowingContinue reading “A country I could call home”
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The morning after
Beirut, Lebanon It is the morning after. What we hoped to be a nightmare, turned out not to be. I mean it is, but it happened for real.People are still missing. The search continues. The capital is in rubbles.It’s OK to feel vulnerable and weak, but we must not panic. We did that yesterday. TodayContinue reading “The morning after”
Art in a time of Corona
Beirut, Lebanon I’m an artist from Britain, and have lived in Beirut, Lebanon for the past ten years. My home is in Gemmayzeh, a neighbourhood near ‘The Ring’ bridge at Tabaris and Martyrs Square, the central square of Beirut. Just three months ago, these locations were the epicenter of the Lebanese protest movement which beganContinue reading “Art in a time of Corona”
Top ten tips to work from home and survive children
Beirut, Lebanon As I wake up to my alarm clock ringing on my phone on a sunny morning in Beirut, I remember that it’s week five of school closure and week two of lockdown in Lebanon, which includes a 7pm to 5am curfew. I hit the snooze button. With no travel time to work IContinue reading “Top ten tips to work from home and survive children”
