Events

Pour la deuxième édition, ALPHA participera au Marche de Noel organise a l’Institut français du Liban du  mercredi 5 au samedi 8 décembre prochain, de 10H à 18H ( samedi de 10h a 14h). A cette occasion, ALPHA vous proposera un vaste de choix de cadeaux, de produits du Sud Liban, de paniers surprises qui raviront vos proches pour les fetes...et encore pleins d'autres surprises! On vous attend nombreux! D'ici la suivez nous sur :http://lebalpha.blogspot.com/ A+ L'equipe ALPHA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

If you don't visualize correctly this event please click here! Let's Comics! 2012   Dear friend of Comics, the 9th Art,   In the framework of the project "Lebanese Comics Festival – A cultural EuroMed window for young comics artists", under the patronage of the Italian Ambassador and the support of the European Union, COSV (Coordination of the Organizations for Voluntary Service) and SPGIL (Syndicate of Professional Graphic Designers and Illustrators in Lebanon) are really glad to invite you to the first-time in Lebanon   Music-Comics Jam   Saturday, 20th October 2012 at 16h30 at UNESCO...

Join us with your friends for the special screenings of "Marcedes", in the presence of the film crew. Thursday 14th and Friday 15th of June 2012 Screening hours: 7:30 and 10:00 pm Cinema Metropolis-Empire, Sofil- Achrafieh   Synopsis 60 years of the History of Lebanon seen throughout the story of the Mercedes Ponton (the 180 model) and its German-Lebanese "family" locally called "Marcedes". Marcedes: the story of a car, the story of a family, the story of a country. ستون عاما من تاريخ لبنان من خلال قصّة مرسيدس "المدعبلة" وعائلتها الألمانيّة-اللبنانيّة. مارسيدس: قصة سيّارة وعائلة ووطن.   -Best...

Mustafa Barghouthi, Keynote SpeakerPalestine and the Arab Uprisings: Repercussions and ReassessmentDate: Thursday, 31 May, 2012Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pmVenue: Habib Aziz Maamari Auditorium, Olayan School of Business (OSB), AUB Arab Uprisings Symposium: Critically Assessing the Changing Landscape of Power and Players Mustafa Barghouthi a nominee of the Nobel Peace Prize is a member of the Palestinian parliament; former Minister of Information under the 2007 National Unity Government; 2005 presidential candidate; General Secretary of the ,Palestinian National Initiative; physician; social political...

Lieu :Théatre du Tournesol, Avenue Sami el Solh,Beirut Date et heure : Samedi 26 mai à 20h30 Metteur en scène : Alain Plisson Acteurs :Troupe d’Alain Plisson   Synopsis : Il se passe quelque chose d'anormal. Les dix personnes conviées sur l'île du Nègre en ont la certitude. Pourquoi leur hôte est-il absent? Soudain, une voix s'élève, accusant d'un crime chaque invité. Commence alors une ronde mortelle, rythmée par les couplets d'une étrange comptine... Alain Plisson, qui a marqué de son empreinte la scène théâtrale Beyrouthine, met en scène aujourd’hui cette pièce écrite avec brio par Agatha...

Zoukak would like to invite to ‘‘Silk Thread”; a site-specific performance investigating social structures that define and shape gender stereotypes as identified through local mythologies, fairy tales, modern legends, contemporary stories and actual events. Borrowing elements from story-telling, live art, installation and movement, the performance will inhabit a site, and the audience will be invited to travel within it, listening to the stories and witnessing events very closely. A fine line between reality and fiction is drawn, allowing the fantasy of the tales and the violence of actuality...

Study Trip to Jordan- land of Biblical and Qur’anic Prophets Saturday 28 April 2012 to Tuesday 1 May 2012  As part of its Study Trips program, that joins leisure with non-formal education and aims at fostering personal enrichment and mutual understanding, Adyan foundation is organizing a 4 day, 3 nights trip to Jordan, on the theme of Jordan, land of Biblical and Qur’anic prophets.  The travellers will be accompanied by 2 lecturers Fr. Dr. Joseph Bou Raad (Dean of the Faculty of Theological sciences and Pastoral studies at Antonine University), and Dr. Nayla Tabbara (Director of Cross-Cultural...

SCHEHERAZADE IN BAABDA A PLAY PERFORMED BY THE WOMEN INMATES OF BAABDA PRISON DIRECTED BY ZEINA DACCACHE PLACE: BAABDA PRISON DATE: April 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28, 2012   May 3, 4, 5, 10 & 11, 2012 At 3PM   Due To The Particularity Of The Location, Access To The Show Is Restricted To Authorized and Confirmed Reservations. Places Are Limited.   For Reservation, Please Call (03) 162 573, at least 10 days before the date of the show you wish to attend.   For More Info, Please Contact Catharsis on:  (03) 162 573 / (09) 914 932 / E.MAIL: info@catharsislcdt.org     With the support of Drosos...

Spring Festivals are successful celebrations of international modern creativity organized by SHAMS Association and Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy) once every two years to present a wide range of the most prominent contemporary creations in music, theatre, dance, visual arts and literature.  Cengiz Ozek |Turkey| Shadow Puppet Theater &workshops (theater)20 & 21 April 2012 - 18:00 - Sunflower Theater 22 April 2012 - 18:00 - Beit El Fan (Tripoli) Classical Turkish Ensemble |Turkey| Turkish Coffee (Music)22 April 2012 - 20.30 - Sunflower Theater  The Tausi Women’s Taarab |Zanzibar| (Music...

The Legal Agenda A non-profit research organization, registered under the number 2360 on 22-12-2009 Cordially invites you to a seminar entitled “Out of Order Judicial Committees: Denying Access to Justice to Vulnerable Social Groups” Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 18:00 “Université pour Tous” building, 107 Saint Joseph University street (Entrance through the Saint Joseph Church parking) In the context of monitoring judicial work, the Legal Agenda will examine the blockage of several Judicial Committees, some of which have been inoperative since their creation. This is the case of the “Committee...

American University of Beirut, The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs And Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Media Studies Cordially invites you to a lecture and open discussion with Francois Burgat, Director of the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO) Political Islam through Arab revolutions Tuesday, March 27. 5:00–6:30 pm Bathish Auditorium, West Hall, AUB   Dr. Francois Burgat is a political scientist and senior researcher at Centre National du Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Currently based in Beyrouth, Burgat is the Director of the French Institute...

In the framework of activities held by the group "Reddo el Masrah la Beirut" (Translated: Reclaim the Theater for Beirut) to protect Beirut Theater from the risk of demolition and closure, we invite you to attend a theatrical event and protest against the closure of the theater and against the diminishing cultural and public space in Lebanon, participating in the event is a big number of artists and concerned activists.  Following the event is a march towards Beirut Theater in Ain El Mreisseh. All theaters are Beirut Theater. Thank you FDZ and Ramzi Madi for the Video, and Youmna Habboush and...

UNCOVERED is a three-year research-based art and media project under the curatorship of Basak Senova and Pavlina Paraskevaidou. Three terms – “memory construction,” “commons,” and “control mechanisms” – form the conceptual springboard for the project UNCOVERED. Nicosia International Airport. Book 1 documents the first phase of the project that culminated with an exhibition in September 2011, in NicosiaThe publication also introduces the archive that has been initiated as part of the research and includes texts by many international artists and the Lebanese Jalal Toufic and Lamia Joreigevlina...

International Symposium:  The Arab Uprisings:Sociological Perspectives and Geographical Comparisons -- 20th and 21th of March 2012   Venue: Auditorium A, West Hall, American University of Beirut   Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Media Studies (SOAM) - American University of Beirut (AUB) Lebanese Sociological Association (LSA) Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (Lebanon) International Sociological Association (ISA) Qatar University     Organizing Committee: Sari Hanafi (SAOM-AUB), Chebib Diab (LSA), Michael Burawoy (ISA), Samir Farah (FES).   Open to Public Languages: Arabic and English...

A dinner organized by the Standing Commitee on Human Rights and Peace (SCORP) which is a part of the Lebanese Medical Students International Committee (LeMSIC) to be held between visually disabled participants from the Lebanese NGO Youth Association of the Blind (YAB) and blind-folded participants from all over Lebanon.  The aim of this event is to raise awareness about the difficulties that the visually disabled face in Lebanon due to the lack of appropriate facilities, as well as an effort for the participants to step into the shoes of a blind person for the duration of the dinner.  Ticket...

Nadine Mokdessi, metteur en scène libanaise, présente la pièce de théâtre d’Alberto LOMBARDO, intitulée : "Octave et les valeureuses". «Octave et les valeureuses » est une comédie qui mêle rire et détente.

The Lebanese Emigration Research Center at Notre Dame University - Louaizé has the pleasure of inviting you to a lecture entitled “Mixed Methods Research: Making the Best of Both Worlds” Lecture This seminar will discuss the value of mixed-method research designs, which combine qualitative and quantitative research strategies.  It will be argued that the research question/s be examined from various vantage points, allowing for greater depth of insight.  Further, through the process of triangulation, researchers are able to validate their findings from multiple vantage points.  It will be shown...

Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program - Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS)and the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut (AUB) in collaboration with Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN)cordially invites you to a lecture with: Renato S. Maluf - Professor at the Federal Rural University, Rio de JaneiroPresident of the National Council of Food and Nutrition Security, BrazilPublic Policies and ”Institutional Framework for Food and Nutrition:Sovereignty and Security" The Brazilian Experience...