LITERATURE
The next big Lebanese designer, queer Arabic slang and a French culinary gem
LITERATURE
'Nobody asks children about the war': Mazen Maarouf on war and its stories
CULTURE IN A TIME OF CRISIS
Iconic Saqi bookshop, a Lebanese love letter to Arab books, closes after 44 years
CULTURE
Farouk Mardam-Bey: ‘If you want to understand the Arab world, read its literature’
CULTURE IN A TIME OF CRISIS
A survivor's story: After the Beirut blast destroyed her world, a teenager turns to the written word
BEIRUT BOOK FAIR