Samar Kadi

Samar Kadi is the Arab Weekly society and travel section editor.

Author Articles

“Beirut” by Nabil Ismail. (Courtesy of Dar al Mussawir)
First Image Festival turns Beirut into outdoor gallery
September 14, 2019
A view of the St Vartan’s Armenian Cathedral. (Living Lebanon)
Bourj Hammoud, the little Armenia in the heart of Beirut
September 14, 2019
People watch as fires blaze along the Lebanese side of the border with Israel in the village of Maroun al-Ras following an exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel, September 1. (AFP)
Lebanese mostly unmoved by brief border confrontation with Israel
September 07, 2019
Emotionally powerful. A scene from “Erased — Ascent of the Invisible” by film-maker and animator Ghassan Halwani. (Courtesy of Toronto International Film Festival)
Lebanese film revives lost memory of the missing of war
September 07, 2019
Jina al-Dar activists talk with boys and girls in marginalised areas to promote gender equality. (ABAAD)
The Lebanese bus that fights gender-based violence
August 31, 2019
Tourists take pictures as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut.(AP)
Lebanon fails to woo Gulf tourists despite lifting of travel ban
August 24, 2019
Musicians Haig Papazian (L), Carl Gerges (C) and Hamed Sinno of Mashrou’ Leila pose for a picture in New York. (AFP)
Homophobia, sectarianism and church pressure stifle Mashrou’ Leila appearance
August 03, 2019
Harsh measures. A Lebanese customs officer shows a confiscated block of hashish in Beirut.(AFP)
NGO seeking to decriminalise drug use in Lebanon
July 20, 2019
Mount Hermon as seen from the Ammiq wetlands in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.(AFP)
Ecotourism, stunning nature lure visitors to Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
July 20, 2019
A woman goes through clothes at the Emergency Room boutique in Mar Mikhael in Beirut. (Emergency Room)
Lebanese fashion designer with an eye on sustainable alternatives
July 13, 2019
Editor-in-Chief of new Lebanese publication Nidaa al Watan Bechara Charbel. (Courtesy of Bechara Charbel)
New Lebanese newspaper to counterbalance pro-Hezbollah narrative
July 06, 2019
Extraordinary experience. Children and their parents visit Disneyland Paris with the help of Tamanna. (Courtesy of Tamanna)
Making dreams of critically ill Lebanese children come true
June 29, 2019
Syrian refugees outside their tents, in the Bekaa Valley town of Saadnayel, east Lebanon. (AP)
Syrian refugees feeling increasingly unwelcome in Lebanon
June 22, 2019
Street art in Beirut. (Courtesy of Dihzahyners)
Street art revitalising Beirut with colours and shapes
June 22, 2019
A welcome change. The “Fun Bus” drives in downtown Beirut. (Makhzoumi Foundation)
‘Fun Bus’ a breather for Beirut’s street children
June 08, 2019
Captain Rola Hoteit, the first Lebanese female pilot with Lebanon national airline MEA. (Courtesy of Rola Hoteit)
Lebanese women breaking barriers in civil aviation
June 08, 2019
Moussa Castle under a blanket of snow. (Ziad Maamari)
Moussa Castle: A life dream built stone by stone
June 01, 2019
A view of Citerne Beirut space for performing arts. (Citerne Beirut)
Citerne Beirut injects new life into performing arts
May 25, 2019
“Wedding” by Tayseer Barakat. (El-Nimer Collection)
How Palestinian art evolved under siege
May 11, 2019
A student takes part in a workshop at The Little Engineer centre in Beirut. (The Little Engineer)
Beirut-based technology initiative propping future generations
May 11, 2019