Marwan Hamadé, reader, actor, and soon-to-be narrator of a whole chapter of Lebanese political life, posing in front of a board of photos summarizing his life in his office at Nahar. Photo by Nabil Ismaïl
Does Marwan Hamadeh still need an introduction?A former journalist, columnist, and press veteran, the former minister and current MP for the Chouf district is one of Lebanon’s best-known political figures.A career shaped by the upheavals of the country’s modern history has already earned him a place in political thrillers and nonfiction works chronicling Lebanon’s turbulent past.Ahead of the publication of his memoirs, due out this fall, the lifelong bibliophile opens the doors of his trilingual library to L’Orient-Le Jour. The heir to a generation in which politics, culture, and eloquence naturally went hand in hand, Hamadeh reflects on the books that shaped his thinking, inspired his political commitments and honed the remarkably fluid style for which he is known. Read more 'One million books' to restore Lebanon’s war-damaged...
Does Marwan Hamadeh still need an introduction?A former journalist, columnist, and press veteran, the former minister and current MP for the Chouf district is one of Lebanon’s best-known political figures.A career shaped by the upheavals of the country’s modern history has already earned him a place in political thrillers and nonfiction works chronicling Lebanon’s turbulent past.Ahead of the publication of his memoirs, due out this fall, the lifelong bibliophile opens the doors of his trilingual library to L’Orient-Le Jour. The heir to a generation in which politics, culture, and eloquence naturally went hand in hand, Hamadeh reflects on the books that shaped his thinking, inspired his political commitments and honed the remarkably fluid style for which he is known. Read more 'One million books' to restore Lebanon’s...
Israel continues attacks, destruction along edge of occupied 'buffer zone' in Haris, Haniyeh, Kfar Shuba
