HOME Magazine Lebanon

08/06/2023

Beirut : The Eras of Design exhibition is taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts this month & seeks to capture the dynamics that have enabled design to develop in Lebanon throughout its history. 🇱🇧

The eras of design explores the different aspects of economic and architectural reconstruction with social awareness and international development.

Camille Ammoun’s intervention will revolve around the politics of ruin in Beirut & how the city embraces subsidence.

🗓️ June 10, 10.30am
The exhibition runs until 06.08.2023

Camille Ammoun

21/03/2023

To the mothers of mothers , the Lebanese mothers who have been holding this country together 🇱🇧 to the backbone of our society, our trove, our refuge & our north star: thank you for patching our nation back together, day after day, relentlessly.

20/03/2023

“Cycling for life was my way of giving back to a life that has been so generous towards me and to understand the world differently,” Micky Chebli

Check out the story of The Lebanese father, humanitarian and athlete Micky Chebli who succeeded in cycling from Paris to Beirut in May 2016 completing 4000 km in 35 days with his ultimate goal to overcome challenges while raising money to help three Lebanese local NGOs.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/micky-chibli-cyclist-lebanon-paris-ngo/

08/03/2023

An ode to all Lebanese women from all walks of life: careerists, housewives, hustlers.

An ode to the women who fought adversity, armed by tools of survival.
The women who waltzed through famine, wars, economic hardships to feed their families & protect their little ones.

An ode to Lebanese women TODAY who are driving the fight for change in a country convulsed by crisis and outrage to create the HOPE every family needs in order to sail our NATION back to safety 🇱🇧

An ode to you 🌸

𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚
𝑩𝒚 𝑵𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑻𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒊

ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ
ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇɴꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇꜱ,
ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ ʟᴇᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʀᴇꜱᴛ
ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱᴏꜰᴛ ᴇʟᴇɢʏ ᴏꜰ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ.
ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ꜱᴜꜰꜰᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪᴘꜱ,
ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ꜱᴇᴛ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ᴜɴɪQᴜᴇ ᴊᴇᴡᴇʟᴇʀ.
ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀꜱꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ,
ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇ ᴀꜱʜᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴛʏ
ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴘᴀꜱꜱ ᴀᴡᴀʏ.
ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ,
ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴄʜᴀᴏꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴇɴᴅᴜʀᴇꜱ.

06/03/2023

Knowing amazing women with outstanding stories helped Rana Nawas, Speaker and a Podcaster on a mission to help women win, create a platform for women around the world who do not have the same opportunity, so as to make it available for them and benefit from the enriching conversations with game-changing women with tremendous experience and impact,

Read to know more

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/maysa-jalbout-helping-disadvantaged-youth-claim-their-right-to-education/

01/03/2023

Check out the interview with Nivine Maktabi, coming from an established family in the carpet business, who followed the path of her family traditions adding her own modern twist,

She played an important role in empowering women advising them to never give up no matter what as “there is always a light at the end of the tunnel”

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/?jet_download=11521

27/02/2023

“A balanced woman is one whose energy is 75 percent feminine and 25 percent masculine.”

Dear women, honor the voice of your heart and don’t let your fear dim your light. Our hearts are designed to run the show. Let’s allow them to do so, and watch.

Read this interesting article by Randa Ali, a certified HeartMath coach, which allows to better manage our energy, connect to our intuitions and develop meaningful relationships.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/who-runs-the-show-a-tale-of-the-heart/

23/02/2023

“Growing up in Lebanon during peaceful then tumultuous times, I also learned to be proud of my Lebanese heritage, yet humble and hard working”

Read more the Lessons from the Provost of the University of New Mexico Chaouki Tanios Abdallah,

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/hard-work-and-courage/

13/02/2023

“Remember that failure is part of each success. Don’t be afraid, and talk to people who cross your path, highly positioned or not. You can learn a lot from them.” This is what Yasmina Wakim, a Lebanese Swiss serial entrepreneur gave as an advice for all those who feel inspired by her role model.

Check out the Serial entrepreneur Yasmina Wakim, with a heart for socially responsible projects, bringing saffron production back to Lebanon.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/entrepreneur-yasmina-wakim-brings-saffron-back-to-lebanon/

02/02/2023

Meet Claire de Truchis-Lauriston, the world-renowned French gemologist, sharing her knowledge and passion for stones and beauty.

She added how impressed she is with the high professionalism, refined taste and aesthetic of Lebanese jewelry designers.
According to Lauriston, Lebanon was always a myth, “who did not see Lebanon did not see anything!”

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/shining-bright-with-sotheby-s-jewelry-claire-de-truchis-lauriston/

flair

30/01/2023

As consumers we bear primary responsibility for the amount of waste we generate as individuals and families.

The choices we make every day are important to reduce the amount of daily waste generated.
Let us all start from us!
Check the following list of 10 Rs for the Environment, suggested ways so we can do better.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/ten-rs-environement-lebanon/

25/01/2023

It’s time to start talking about our pain publicly. If we don’t talk, we can’t start the healing,” artist Zena el Khalil

Read more and get introduced to artist El Khalil and her unconventional method of painting.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/zena-el-khalils-unique-artistic-process-of-reconciliation/

13/01/2023

Stamps are miniature works of art; and when shared with others, it spreads the message of beauty, achievement, culture, history, and so much more.

Pierre Ahmarania, a Lebanese author, philatelist, Arabic teacher, and presenter- producer, is surely aware of all this. That is why he decided to connect his two passions: Lebanon, and philately, in a delightful exhibition.

Check out this interesting article

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/pierre-ahmaranian-lebanese-stamp-collector-philately/

11/01/2023

A child’s healthy upbringing requires great responsibility from parents.

It is for sure not easy to build up the perfect world you have in mind for them, but by following certain steps and learning how to deal with them we can be the best support and help them become a strong and independent young adult.

Check out this interesting article by Anita Papas, a mother and a clinical psychologist author of the best selling positive self-help book series.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/positive-parenting/

09/01/2023

We might all face anxiety in our lives, but what is important is to learn from others and seek help, to comprehend the situation and come to terms with it.

This is what Cindy Moussi a Lebanese-Australian, author of Beyond Superwoman, a book that opens up life’s painful events to understand them and move past them, learned from her own experience.

Read more about her remarkable journey and why writing this book was a crucial part of her self-discovery and healing.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/cindy-moussi-takes-readers-on-her-personal-journey-to-mental-health/

04/01/2023

‘The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds’ - The Dalai Lama

Blessed beginnings to HOME readers in 🇱🇧 & all over the 🌍
❤️ #2023

27/12/2022

Beirut, You always were a HOME of paradoxes.

Check out Letters to Beirut from a young expatriate.
https://mylebanonmyhome.com/letters-from-a-suitcase/

22/12/2022

Although the internet has reshaped our lives and many industries around the world, such as fashion, banking, education, food, transportation and more, the healthcare sector still has a long—and complex—journey ahead.

In this era of digital revolution, How will these advances in digital healthcare translate to the pharma industry in Lebanon and what will be some of the challenges that we might face?

Check out the article by Ramela Maljian, Doctor of Pharmacy

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/digital-health-are-we-ready/

20/12/2022

Did you know that by changing the way we think about food, we change everything?

According to Walid Ataya, owner of Bread Republic, an artisan bakery in Ashrafieh with a retail outlet in Hamra that features a restaurant and wine bar, Everything is connected to food. The health benefits of the Slow Food Movement are its bi-product rather than its main focus, explained Ataya. “It’s about taking the time to enjoy your food and the people around the table. It’s about the experience.”

Check out this interesting article

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/bio-christmas-slow-food-changing-the-world/

13/12/2022

How wonderful is Christmas time! It is a time of giving, sharing and forgiving, a time for beautiful decorations and family gatherings.

Within this festive season, check out some of the important tips by the health Nutritionist Randa Fahed, on enjoying healthy eating whether at home, at the office or with friends.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/during-the-holiday-season-and-winter-eat-healthy-and-be-merry/

09/12/2022

As long as there have been people, there have been stories to tell. Stories are the heartbeat of every nation. They narrate the core of a country, making us feel proud.

Tap the link to read about a new buzz of storytelling that has hit Montreal. With a Lebanese flavor that ignites a longing for the HOMEland, this activity promotes attachment to HOME.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/storytelling-magic-sharing-the-love-of-lebanon/

28/11/2022

Many third-fourth- and fifth-generation Lebanese have never been to Lebanon and have little connection to its culture, or awareness of what aspects of their own family culture have their roots in Lebanon.

Check out the story of a Lebanese family The Paduas of Mexico, where Thirtyone members of the family, ranging in age from 8 to 79, took on the challenge to have an extended family reunion in Lebanon.
Their experience can provide valuable insights to other families who would like to do the same.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/from-mexico-and-texas-back-to-lebanon-the-paduas-originally-badawis-share-a-once-in-a-lifetime-family-reunion/

24/11/2022

Taking care of our elderly is our top priority.

Falls and fall-induced injuries in elderly have been – and still are – a worldwide health concern because they can result in long-term functional impairment and increased mortality.

Check out the following story to know why old people fall and what we can do about it.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/steady-set-go-why-do-older-people-fall-what-can-we-do-about-it/

20/11/2022

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 ? 𝐀𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 !
𝑳𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🇱🇧
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15/11/2022

How beautiful is it to be able to illustrate life as you see it.

Check out the story of Maya Zankoul a Lebanese Illustrator who created her own business, a blog featuring her illustrations.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/maya-zankoul-lebanese-illustrator-finds-inspiration-from-daily-life/

10/11/2022

It is important for our children to understand our multi-faceted history because we ourselves are not the product of one culture.

By re-excavating our heritage with our children, we help them understand their uniquely complex and rich identity as Lebanese.

Check out an interesting interview with the Archeologist and Historian Farid El-Khoury.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/teaching-children-to-protect-their-heritage-2/

08/11/2022

“My father’s cigar break would not have been complete without the light sound of Fairuz’s “Bahebak Ya Lebnan” coming from the speakers of our HOME, transporting him back to childhood in Lebanon.”

He smiles at me when I ask him to tell me about life in Lebanon, and says, “Yaaish Lebnan.”

Check out the story of Khatchik Achadjian born in a small town of Jalala, Lebanon, who moved to the California State. A story similar to many Lebanese living abroad and whose hearts always lingers in Lebanon.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/my-fathers-story-the-life-of-california-state-assemblyman-katcho-achadjian/

12/10/2022

“Regardless of the instability, the unrest, and tomorrow’s unknown, the Lebanese remain resilient and patient.”

In an interesting interview with Chahrazad Rizk, a powerhouse of Swiss and Berber origins, the driving force behind the Rallye des Grâces, or Women Classic Rally with our Editor-in-Chief, Patricia Bitar Cherfan check out how such events rallies behind women’s freedom while underscoring the importance of femininity.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/rallye-des-graces-the-race-for-economic-empowerment/

10/10/2022

“The gin was only meant to be enjoyed by friends and customers at a select few bars. As demand increased and a following started forming around their creation, the brothers transformed their invention into a brand.”

Check out The Three Brothers, Lebanese Gin Pioneers, where the product itself remains true to its foundations: a humble spirit crafted using locally sourced, high-quality ingredients.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/the-three-brothers-lebanese-gin-pioneers/

06/10/2022

“The Lebanese have such a strong sense of individuality. All cultures exist embedded within Lebanese culture.” says Yared

Check out the inspiring story of Gabriel Yared- Oscar WInning composer and his path to Greatness.

https://mylebanonmyhome.com/gabriel-yared-oscar-winning-composers-path-to-greatness/?fbclid=IwAR3ph2ndrIvtcuYGlrPy7PiMpDxR_euI9oVpqe2igxoG7cRMVFBBhG_Z_lk

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