by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 30, 2010 | Society
Good news to all ancient history lovers out there, the Beirut National Museum plans to finally open the basement section to the public: The Beirut National Museum has launched a six-month project to restore an ancient fresco of Roman burial rites that was first...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 3, 2009 | Society
Having attended Sagesse High School, I witnessed first-hand discrimination kids inflict on one another. Even in what was largely a (sort of) diversified group of students, mostly returning Lebanese expats, discrimination was ripe. Mockery and disassociation was the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 8, 2009 | Society
That’s pretty much where Lebanese students get to in high school: Kristina and Ali sit side by side in their history class and together they learn about the Phoenicians and the Romans, the Greeks and the Ottomans. But when it comes to Lebanon’s more...