When concrete is an ugly shock…
You’re crowding my space!
Words Bassam Alkantar
Beirut’s biggest green space, the Horsh Beirut pine forest, is partially closed to the public. Wherever you walk in...
A “PROMENADE” in West Bekaa Valley
Lebanon’s hidden treasures are revealed through the eyes of Yousra Bustros
Words Tamara Batshon Photography by Yousra Bustros
Beyond’s very own contributing writer and photographer, Yousra...
Meet the mother of all trees
Words Tamara Batshon
In India you will commonly find large trees marked by a tangle of branches, roots, and trunks mixed together in a sort...
Happiness
Diana Tannoury
In you, my beloved, my dreams sought
a lightness of being, a thought
of moonlit blue skies,
the color of your highs
Into you...
A Moment of Happiness
You and I sitting on the verandah,
apparently two, but one in soul, you and I.
We feel the flowing water of life here,
...
Pressing for preservation: One man’s mission to save Al Koura’s liquid gold
Words Alia Fawaz
Raffoul Raffoul, a senior manager at Byblos Bank’s downtown head office, is originally from Al Koura – a large district in the...