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Sethrida Geagea
Sethrida Tawk Geagea (; born 31 May 1967), is a Lebanese politician and MP since June 2005 from the Bcharri district. She is also a member of the executive committee of the Lebanese Forces, headed by her husband, Samir Geagea. She contributed greatly to the management of the Lebanese Forces Party whilst Samir Geagea was imprisoned between 1994 and 2005. Early life Sethrida Geagea is from a prominent Maronite Lebanese Tawk family that owned businesses in West Africa (Ghana). Her political activism began while at the Lebanese American University (LAU) and it led to meeting the leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, whom she married in 1990. She earned a BS in political science in 1994. Political career In 1994, the Syrian occupation of Lebanon led to the banning of the Lebanese Forces party and the imprisonment of its leader Samir Geagea. Following the political ban, MP Sethrida Geagea took charge as chairwoman of the party and sustained the link between the party' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Parliament Of Lebanon
The Lebanese Parliament (, ) is the unicameral national parliament of the Lebanon, Republic of Lebanon. There are 128 members elected to a four-year term in Electoral district, multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christianity in Lebanon, Christian and Islam in Lebanon, Muslim denominations but with half of the seats reserved for Christians and half for Muslims per Constitutional Article 24. Lebanon has Universal suffrage, universal adult suffrage. The parliament's major functions are to elect the President of Lebanon, President of the republic, to approve the Council of Ministers of Lebanon, government (although appointed by the President, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Prime Minister, along with the Cabinet, must retain the confidence of a majority in the Parliament), and to approve laws and expenditure. The Parliament was most recently 2022 Lebanese general election, elected on 15 May 2022. While terms are four years long, parliaments are able ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Qornet Shehwan Gathering
The Qornet Shehwan Gathering () is a Lebanese political organization, comprising politicians, intellectuals, and businesspeople, mostly Christian and ranging in ideology from the centre-right to the centre-left. The organization is not a political party in the classical sense: its members belong to, and in some cases lead, a variety of political parties. It is more of a loose coalition, although whether it intends to organize electorally is unclear. The coalition adheres to seven principles and pursues five objectives. History The coalition takes its name from the town of its headquarters, Qornet Shehwan, a town in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, and the seat of the Maronite Archbishopric of the district. It was founded on 30 April 2001 by total of 29 individuals, representing political parties and civic organizations, as well as independents, with the blessing of the Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir The Daily Star, Beirut, 1 May 2001. and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Caracalla Dance Theatre
{{notability, date=September 2024 The Caracalla Dance Theatre is a dance company based in Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south .... History In 1968, Abdul Halim Caracalla founded the Caracalla Dance Theatre. Theatre is also home to the Caracalla Dance School. Performances Caracalla created over 18 ballets and musicals including adaptations of Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'', ''Taming of the Shrew'' and ''Much Ado About Nothing''. Press reviews "I doubt the London stage has seen such textile beauty, such opulent headdresses, such marvels clashes of brocade and braid. Caracalla Dance Theatre have made their own bridge between East and West. Set ebulliently to Ravel's Bolero which sounds better than usual when played on Arabian instruments… be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Assi El Hallani
Mohammed Muzen El Hallani (), widely known as Assi El Hallani; born 28 November 1970), is a Lebanese singer and actor. El Helani's musical career started after winning Studio Al Fan, a TV program for young artists, at the age of 17. Biography Early life El Hellani was born to a Baalbaki family in Baalbeck, he is the third-youngest among his 13 brothers and sisters. El Helani studied for approximately five years (1985–1990) at the Higher Institute of Music in Lebanon, concentrating on the Oud performance and Arab vocal techniques. Present El Hallani has participated in musical events including the Baalbeck International Festival, the Jerash Festival, the Carthage Festival, and a number of concerts around Europe, the Arab world and America. He regularly performs at fund-raising concerts throughout the Middle East in support of a range of charities in the region, including the Women's Development Association Hayati. In August 2005, Hallani added his voice to the growing ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nancy Ajram
Nancy Nabil Ajram (, ; born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, television personality, and businesswoman, dubbed by Spotify as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Arab Pop". With the support of her father, she began performing as a child and appeared on several television shows in her early years. By the age of 15, Ajram signed a recording contract with EMI and released her debut studio album ''Mihtagalak'' (1998). In spite of being under the legal age, Ajram was accepted to the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon. The following year, she released her second album ''Sheel Oyoonak Anni'' (2001). Her breakthrough occurred with the start of her collaboration with well-known Lebanese producer Jiji Lamara, when she released her hit single "Akhasmak Ah"; created by Egyptian composer Mohamed Saad, and third studio album ''Ya Salam'' (2003) in which she adopted a more sensual public image while reinventing her music. Ajram's fourth album ''Ah W Noss'' (2004) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Majida El Roumi
Majida El Roumi Baradhy (; born 13 December 1956) is a Lebanese-Egyptian soprano singer and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. Early life Majida El Roumi Al Baradhy was born on 13 December 1956 in Kfarshima. Her father, Halim El Roumi, was a Melkite Christian born in Tyre, South Lebanon, and her mother was Egyptian. Her father's family moved to Haifa in 1921 to avoid the hardships of World War I. The El Roumi residence was a meeting place for many cultural figures and singers. At the age of 14, el-Roumi appeared on Télé Liban with Najib Hankash, where she performed songs for Umm Kulthum and Fairuz. At the age of 16, her cousin Raymond Safadi, urged her to pursue singing as a profession. She participated in the talent show Studio El Fan in 1974 after sneaking out of the house with her brother and cousins. She performed for Layla Murad and Asmahan and won the gold medal for oriental singing. Her success prompted her father to change his mind and give her his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kahlil Gibran
Gibran Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and Visual arts, visual artist; he was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. He is best known as the author of ''The Prophet (book), The Prophet'', which was first published in the United States in 1923 and has since become one of the List of best-selling books, best-selling books of all time, having been Translations of The Prophet, translated into more than 100 languages. Born in Bsharri, a village of the Ottoman-ruled Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate to a Maronites, Maronite Christian family, young Gibran immigrated with his mother and siblings to the United States in 1895. As his mother worked as a seamstress, he was enrolled at a school in Boston, where his creative abilities were quickly noticed by a teacher who presented him to photographer and publisher F. Holland Day. Gibran was sent back to his n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Notre Dame University–Louaize
Notre Dame University–Louaize (NDU; ) is a private university, private Catholic university in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, founded as Louaize College for Higher Education in 1978 in cooperation with Beirut University College. The name was changed to its present name on August 14, 1987, when the List of Presidents of Lebanon, President of the Lebanese Republic issued a decree (number 4116), granting the right to operate an independent university. NDU is accredited by NECHE (The New England Commission of Higher Education), and currently ranked fifth in Lebanon, according to its web presence, presence on the Web by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. History Notre Dame University–Louaize (NDU) was founded by the Maronite Order of The Blessed Virgin Mary (OMM). Since its foundation in 1695, the Order's stated goal was to promote education and improve the lives of Lebanese people. In 1978, the Order started a new project and Reverend Bechara Boutros Rahi (a former member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abeer Nehme
Abeer Nehme (; born 19 May 1980) is a Lebanese singer and a musicologist. She performs traditional Tarab music, Lebanese traditional music, Rahbani music, and sacred music from the Maronite, Syriac Orthodox, and Byzantine traditions. Biography Abeer Nehme has been referred to as "the all-styles specialist" because of her talent in performing dialogues between different styles of music, such as Oriental model traditional styles, Lebanese styles, Syriac ethnic style, Greek Byzantine religious style, and opera and modern Western styles. Abeer is a qanun player, a traditional Levantine instrument, and earned a bachelor's degree with the highest grade ever earned in oriental singing from Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. She was a student of Aida Chalhoub, director of the oriental music program at USEK. Lebanese, Arab, Greek and Syriac audiences quickly recognized her renowned talent. As a professional in ethnic old music, Abeer interpreted, amongst other interpretations, a com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Joseph Attieh
Joseph Attieh (, born May 14, 1987) is a Lebanese singer who won the third season of the Arab world's Star Academy in 2005. He is known for his song "Lebnan rah Yerjaa". Career Joseph became the first Lebanese artist to win the TV show Star Academy, in 2005. In 2006, he released his first single entitled "La Trouhy" (don't go) and filmed it as music video. The song became a best seller in Lebanon and the Middle East. His second single "Nahle" (the bee), was released in 2007. Joseph released his third single "Habeit Oyounak" (I love your eyes) which he sang during the finals of the fifth edition final of Star Academy and this was his second music video. In April 2008, he released a patriotic song, his biggest hit "El Haq Ma Beymout" or "Lebnan Rah Yerjaa" and won the first Murex d'Or The Murex d'Or (also known as the Golden Murex award) is a Lebanon, Lebanese award created by two Lebanon, Lebanese physicians, Zahi and Fadi Helou to recognize achievements in the domain of ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Najwa Karam
Najwa Karam (; ; born 26 February 1966) is a Lebanon, Lebanese singer, songwriter, producer, fashion icon, and television personality. She has sold over 60 million records worldwide and was recognized as the highest-selling Lebanese people, Lebanese artist in 1999, 2008, and 2011. Nicknamed Shams el-Ghinnieh (''The Sun of Arabic Song''), Karam is noted for her mawwal, mawwal—a traditional and popular Arabic Music, Arabic genre of vocal music that is very slow in Music beat, beat and Sentimental ballad, sentimental in nature, characterized by prolonging vowel syllables, emotional vocals, and is usually presented before the actual song begins. She was recognized for her fusion of Music of Lebanon#Traditional music in Lebanon, traditional Lebanese music with contemporary sounds, contributing to the wider adoption of the Lebanese dialect in Arabic Music. Karam was featured in the ''Forbes'' 50 Over 50 list: Europe, Middle East, and Africa 2023. Karam continues to perform regularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Elissa (singer)
Elissar Zakaria Khoury (; born 27 October 1971), commonly known as Elissa (), is a Lebanese people, Lebanese singer, actress, television personality and businesswoman. Known for her romantic musical style and emotive vocal performances, she has been dubbed as the "Queen of Emotions" by fans and journalists alike. Her musical career began in 1992 when she was featured in the Lebanese talent show Studio El Fan; later being awarded the silver medal. In 1998, she released her debut studio album ''Baddy Doub'' through EMI Music Arabia. While the album was a success, the titular song's music video initially received criticism for its racy content. Her second album ''W'akherta Maak'' (2000) featured the single "Betghib Betrouh", a duet with Ragheb Alama which achieved commercial success and won accolades. Elissa's breakthrough occurred with her 2002 hit single "Ayshalak", from the Ayshalak, third studio album of the same name, which was a substantial commercial success. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
