Samar Kadi

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

Author Articles

The Hasbani River in southern Lebanon. (Samar Kadi)
Hasbaya’s neglected but enduring charm in south Lebanon
January 19, 2019
Activists hold portraits of those detained or missing in Syria near a ‘Freedom Bus’ in Paris, last January. (AFP)
Families of Syria’s war missing heed Lebanon, Bosnia lessons
January 12, 2019
Tunisian women chant slogans and wave their national flags during a demonstration to mark Tunisia's Women's Day and to demand equal inheritance rights between men and women on August 13, 2018. (AFP)
MENA women at forefront of fight for equal rights in 2018
December 29, 2018
Syrian refugees women hold their children as they sit in Ouzai refugee compound, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon. (AP)
Syrian refugees’ repatriation a slow, long-term process
December 28, 2018
Christmas decorations at the entrance of Zouk Mikael. (Zouk Mikael Municipality)
Zouk Mikael: Lebanon’s year-round destination
December 20, 2018
A student reads a book in Arabic on her first day back to school in one of Beirut’s poor suburbs, last September. (AFP)
Arabic language faces new challenges in own region
December 15, 2018
Restoring divides. May Nasr and the children choir perform at AUB auditorium (Partners Lebanon)
Music and art bring refugee, Lebanese children together
December 14, 2018
Culture for all. People gather at a public library operated by Assabil in the neighbourhood of Mannot in Beirut. (Assabil)
Lebanese NGO promotes culture of public libraries
December 14, 2018
Curator Hala Younes (3rd-L) at the inauguration of the Lebanese pavilion. (La Biennale di Venezia)
Lebanon’s architectural landscape reinvented at Venice biennale
December 08, 2018
An illustration by the Touch Innovation Program. (TIP) 
Lebanese team making psychotherapy accessible online
November 30, 2018
Golden jubilee. Lebanese soldiers march during a military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the Lebanese Independence Day in Beirut, on November 22. (Marwan Naamani)
Despite frailties, Lebanon has reason to celebrate
November 24, 2018
Women hold pictures of relatives who went missing during Lebanon’s civil war during a protest in Beirut. (Reuters)
Landmark law gives hope to families of Lebanon’s war missing
November 17, 2018
Winners of the Beirut International Marathon celebrate on the podium. (Beirut International Marathon)
Marathon ‘fills the heart of Beirut’ with joy — once a year
November 17, 2018
Visual journey. A photo on diplay at “Obsessions” in Beirut. (Philippe Aractingi)
Photo exhibit reflects artist’s anxiety about Beirut
November 17, 2018
visitor browses through a book at Beirut’s Francophone Book Fair. (Beirut’s Francophone Book Fair)
Beirut book fair reflects enduring French influence
November 17, 2018
A file photo showing a member of the International Red Cross taking a saliva sample from a relative of a person who went missing during the Lebanese civil war. (AP)
Landmark law gives hope to families of Lebanon’s war missing
November 14, 2018
“Ford 71” installation by Iraqi artist Mahmoud al-Obaidi on display at the Nabu Museum. (Nabu Museum)
Nabu museum offers new attraction in northern Lebanon
November 10, 2018
Poster of the fourth Beirut Art Film Festival. (BAFF)
Beirut Art Film Festival highlights environmental issues
November 10, 2018
Syrian refugees gather as they prepare to leave Beirut to return to their homes in Syria, on September 4. (AFP)
Syrian refugees in Lebanon reluctant to return home
November 01, 2018
A building is offered for rent in downtown Beirut. (AP)
Political will needed to salvage Lebanon’s economy
October 20, 2018