Samir Kassir Award: Mahmoud El Sobky
Interview translated from Arabic to English by Cendrella Azar. On June 5, 2023, Al Rawiya had the chance to be present at the Samir Kassir Awards held at the Sursock Museum in Beirut, where three journalists were given awards in three separate categories for their submitted work. Mahmoud El Sobky, Winner of the Samir Kassir […]
Beatrice Moukhaiber
Beatrice Moukhaiber I’m a multidisciplinary artist who lives in Montreal, I’ve been away from Lebanon for ten years. I work in the cinema industry in production, films and series, and other things, and I also have a big passion for music. The themes I tackle whether in movies or music are usually very human-based, things […]
Aline Deschamps
Aline Deschamps I’m a French Thai photographer, and I focus mainly on subjects linked to identity issues. They can range from issues like migration and exile to cultural heritage, and the nexus between two cultures, because this is something that has been a huge part of my search for my own identity. I grew up […]
Aline & Beatrice
Aline & Beatrice Aline: “I contacted Bea to express my feelings about her writings, and then she told me it was a song, which was even better. And that’s how the story of our collaboration came to be. It was such a coincidence, but then again, I don’t believe in coincidences. This was meant to […]
Tripoli: The Forgotten Bride of the Mediterranean
Tripoli, a city located in the north of Lebanon and home to over 700,000 citizens, is Lebanon’s poorest city. It has suffered years of neglect and has been stained with violence and extremism for years. Political dealings, the legacy of the Lebanese Civil War, and regional power dynamics have changed the face of a once-prosperous […]