Author: Nadia von Maltzahn

A History of Arts and Crafts from Late Ottoman Beirut (ca. 1860-1914)

Carpenters’ market (ṣūq al-najjārīn), Beirut, no date. (https://www.yabeyrouth.com/3095-سوق-النجارين) Sarah Sabban In the post 9/11 context, permanent and temporary exhibitions of “Islamic art” aimed at countering the effects of “terrorist Islam” by improving the image of “Islam” and humanizing Muslims in the eyes of the global community. Showcasing functional and decorative…

Bell Hunting in Lebanon

Bikfaya Alex Rodriguez Suarez The project I am undertaking at the Orient-Institut Beirut focuses on bell ringing on Mount Lebanon throughout the centuries; two keywords to define it are religious soundscape and material culture. The former concept refers to an intangible aspect of the Christian faith, the pealing of bells,…

Obituary Sabah Kharrat Zouein (December 8, 1954 – June 5, 2014)

Sabah Kharrat Zouein, August 2013 at the CITL library in Arles The OIB is saddened to learn of the untimely death of Sabah Kharrat Zouein, an outstanding Lebanese poetess and literary critic who succumbed to a serious illness in early June, at the age of fifty-nine. Sabah was a friend…
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