"Kol Ma Nahmiluhu," a feminist oral archive dedicated to the women of southern Lebanon. (Credit: Rayanne Tawil/L’Orient-Le Jour)
At 5 p.m., the terrace at T-Marbouta was already starting to fill up. Although the meeting was supposed to begin precisely at that time, Hamra traffic jams had other plans. For a good half-hour, guests continued to stream into the vine-shaded courtyard, greeting acquaintances, looking for a free chair or lingering in front of tables covered with copies of "Kol Ma Nahmiluhu" ("All That We Carry").A few gardenia flowers were arranged on the authors’ table. The Arabic and English editions of the book stood between glasses and open notebooks. Around them mingled women from the South, residents of Beirut, students, researchers, mothers, artists and simply the curious. Men were also present, attentive to stories many recognized as rarely heard in public spaces. From Palestinian artists 'We chose to exist': Above the...
At 5 p.m., the terrace at T-Marbouta was already starting to fill up. Although the meeting was supposed to begin precisely at that time, Hamra traffic jams had other plans. For a good half-hour, guests continued to stream into the vine-shaded courtyard, greeting acquaintances, looking for a free chair or lingering in front of tables covered with copies of "Kol Ma Nahmiluhu" ("All That We Carry").A few gardenia flowers were arranged on the authors’ table. The Arabic and English editions of the book stood between glasses and open notebooks. Around them mingled women from the South, residents of Beirut, students, researchers, mothers, artists and simply the curious. Men were also present, attentive to stories many recognized as rarely heard in public spaces. From Palestinian artists 'We chose to exist': Above the...
