DJ Cynthia Nasr accompanying rapper Will Nasr at Aegis festival, Arnaoon on July 11, 2026. (Credit: Élise Quéau-Boukhari)
As the bass reverberated across the hills, festival-goers drifted between stages under the blazing summer sun. Some cooled off on the fresh grass beneath shaded trees, while others watched a football match playing under a veranda before wandering back toward the music. Bright colors, elaborate outfits and handmade jewelry filled a bustling market of Lebanese designers, while families, young ravers and even a few attendees well into their 50s shared the same space. Gender disparities in Lebanon ‘Empathy is not weakness’: Women challenge gender norms inside Lebanon’s security forces In a country where war, economic collapse and repeated Israeli attacks and occupation have forced the cancelation of countless cultural events over the past years, the atmosphere felt almost unusual. Now in its fourth edition, Aegis has grown into...
As the bass reverberated across the hills, festival-goers drifted between stages under the blazing summer sun. Some cooled off on the fresh grass beneath shaded trees, while others watched a football match playing under a veranda before wandering back toward the music. Bright colors, elaborate outfits and handmade jewelry filled a bustling market of Lebanese designers, while families, young ravers and even a few attendees well into their 50s shared the same space. Gender disparities in Lebanon ‘Empathy is not weakness’: Women challenge gender norms inside Lebanon’s security forces In a country where war, economic collapse and repeated Israeli attacks and occupation have forced the cancelation of countless cultural events over the past years, the atmosphere felt almost unusual. Now in its fourth edition, Aegis has grown into...
