Samar Kadi

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

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Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag during an interview in Beirut. (Reuters) 
Dutch minister advocates 'preventive' policies to address MENA unrest
July 19, 2018
The labelled village of Douma in the Batroun area in northern Lebanon. (pbvliban)
Volunteers work to save rural heritage of Lebanon’s ‘most beautiful villages’
July 14, 2018
Homey space. Al Majlis, the central room at Al Makan community centre in Beirut. (Al Makan)
Al Makan: Beirut’s community hub that feels like home
June 30, 2018
A view of an old church in the ancient village of Hardine. (Samar Kadi)
Lebanon’s Hardine: A treasure trove off the beaten track
June 23, 2018
Keeping hope alive. Palestinian refugees fix a camera on a helium balloon before flying it over different parts of the Burj al-Shamali refugee camp in southern of Lebanon. (AFP)
Palestinian youth in Lebanon see no hope in the future
June 22, 2018
Building capacities. Ghida Anani, the founder and director of ABAAD, an NGO addressing gender-based violence in Lebanon. (ABAAD)
Lebanese activist wins recognition for making a difference in women’s lives
June 22, 2018
A 2017 picture shows people attending a free concert at La Fete de la Musique in downtown Beirut. (French Cultural Institute)
Fete de la Musique brings joy to economically stressed Lebanon
June 16, 2018
Egyptians look up as balloons are released from the roof of a mosque on Eid al-Fitr. (AFP)
In Arab world, Eid al-Fitr comes with a mix of economic and political concerns
June 16, 2018
Lebanese Red Cross ambulance is seen in Labwe, Lebanon, last July. (Reuters)
Red Cross volunteers, the unknown soldiers of Lebanon’s wars
June 02, 2018
Journalist-turned-MP Paula Yacoubian. (Paula Yacoubian campaign office)
Leading media figure Paula Yacoubian, a new face in Lebanon’s parliament
May 26, 2018
Lebanese director and actress Nadine Labaki (R), her husband Lebanese producer Khaled Mouzanar (L) and Syrian actor Zain al-Rafeea pose with the trophy she won for the film “Capharnaum” at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, on May 19. (AFP)
Nadine Labaki, first woman Arab film-maker to win major prize at Cannes festival
May 24, 2018
Low share. Palestinian children fill plastic gallons with drinking water from a vendor in Khan Younis. (AP)
Treating access to water and sanitation in the Arab world as a human right
May 18, 2018
Different approach. Egyptian artist Ahmed Badry. (Letitia Art Gallery)
‘Portmanteau’, an artist’s lens into social and political issues
May 12, 2018
Nuts are sold at a market ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo. (Reuters)
Holy month’s preparations in Arab countries dwarfed by economic slowdown
May 12, 2018
A woman holds a rainbow flag of the LGBT movement as she marches in Beirut, on March 11. (AP)
For LGBT in Arab countries, ‘change is painstakingly slow’
May 08, 2018
A young man inks his thumb after casting his ballot at a polling station during the 2016 municipal elections in Beirut. (AP)
Going after Lebanon’s first-time voters
April 28, 2018
A pregnant Syrian woman carries her child at a compound housing Syrian refugees in Sidon in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
Syrian refugees are not going home anytime soon
April 21, 2018
Changing times. Visitors attend an invitation-only screening at the King Abdullah Financial District Theatre in Riyadh on April 18. (AP)
Saudi Arabia ushers in new era of movie entertainment
April 19, 2018
Reflecting on culture. Artwork representing Iraq at the “Perpetual Identities” exhibition at Saleh Barakat Gallery in Beirut. (Saleh Barakat Gallery)
When war objects become icons of identity, history and peace
April 18, 2018
The waterfall known as Shaghour Hammana in Mount Lebanon. (Hammana Municipality)
Lebanon’s ‘Lamartine Valley,’ a source of poetic inspiration
April 14, 2018