Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48771-9 — Cosmopolitan Radicalism Zeina Maasri Index More Information

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48771-9 — Cosmopolitan Radicalism Zeina Maasri Index More Information Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48771-9 — Cosmopolitan Radicalism Zeina Maasri Index More Information Index (Entries which refer exclusively to footnotes are indicated in italics, those which refer exclusively to figures in bold.) 1960s, ‘long’ 6–8 Anderson, Benedict 56 annotation, manuscript: Maqamat al-Hariri Abbas, Ihsan 154–5, 227 129 Abbasid era: ‘Islamic Golden Age’ 120, 135–6, 146 anticolonialism Abboud, Shafic 127–30 Al-Adab 7, 72–4 ʿAbd-el-Wahab, Mohammed 220 authenticity and abstraction Helmi el-Touni 143, 146 modernism 77, 152 publishers’ art departments 157 Shafic Abboud in Maqamat al-Hariri 129 Middle East 8–11 Abu Lughod, Ibrahim 224–5 socialism and activism replaces commitment: artistic and Helmi el-Touni 144 cultural practices 240, 244 see also Fanon, Frantz al-Adab 7, 67, 72–4, 76, 81, 94, 110, 244 al-Anwar 48–9 Suheil Idriss 70,72–3, 76, 144 Appadurai, Arjun 18, 222 translated texts 82 Arab Cultural Club 148, 150 visual culture 77–9 exhibition by Dar al-Fata al-Arabi 227, 228, Adachi, Masao 221 232 Adonis (Ali Ahmad Said Esber) 74, 76, 99, 110, Helmi el-Touni 151, 229, 231 153, 163, 199 Arab Deterrent Forces 203 Adriano, Pino 205 ‘Arab Hanoi’, Beirut as 172–3, 181, 202, aesthetic authenticity see authenticity, aesthetic 209–10, 214, 224, 235, 244 aesthetics, politics of 19–20 crushed 241 sedimentations of politics in aesthetic Arab identity relations 120 modernity 109–10 al-Afghani, Jamal al-Din 158 nahda 106 Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Conference 135 Arab Institute for Research and Publishing Ahmad al-Zaʿtar (Darwish) 205–9 (Al-Muʿassasa al-Arabiya li-l-Dirasat Ahmad Zaatar (Darwish/Boullata) 207–9 wa-l-Nishir) 153–62 al-Ahram 92 Helmi el-Touni 154, 156–62, 229 Ajmal al-Muwashahat (Assi and Kenaan) 116 transnational book distribution 155 AK-47s: figure of the ‘freedom fighter’ 186, Arab-Israeli War (1967) 10–11, 15, 53–4, 64, 217–19 95–6, 110 Leyla Khaled 19, 62 post-war Arab disillusionment with al-Ali, Naji 165 governments 167 Algeria: as ‘Mecca of Revolution’ 222 Arab League of Nations 215, 241–2 Ali, Mustapha Abu 205 Arab nationalism American Mission Press 106–8 Arab Institute for Research and Publishing American University of Beirut (AUB) 147–50 156, 159, 161 student demands post-Arab-Israeli war figurative art 77 (1967) 166–7 growth of printing 106–7 270 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48771-9 — Cosmopolitan Radicalism Zeina Maasri Index More Information Index 271 Hiwar and 95 Atfal Ghassan Kanafani (Kanafani and Palestinian liberation struggle and 169–70 Karkutli) 196, 230, 235–8 post-Arab-Israeli war (1967) 95–6, 100, 143 al-Attar, Suad 179 post-‘Suez Crisis’ 68, 135 Auji, Hala 104, 107–8 UAR 69, 135 see also anticolonialism aurality: Arab cultural tradition 82–3 Arab Nationalist Movement (ANM) 147–51, authenticity 167 aesthetic fidaʾiyyun 182 Arab modernism 152, 161 Arab states’ failures in dealing with Israel 167–8 figure of the fidaʾi 184 Arab transnationalism illustration and graphic design in mountain tourism 29 see also publishing: Nasserist Egypt 142, 159 transnationalism; solidarity and Mohieddine Ellabbad 232–5 transnationalism New Vision Group (Iraq) 199 Arab Writer and the Modern World print media 144, 194 Conference, The (1961) 64 anticolonialism and Arabic Book Fair, Beirut see Beirut Arabic Helmi el-Touni 143, 146 Book Fair publishers’ art departments 157 Arafat, Yasser 186–8, 211, 213–16, 241 claims of place-based: modernity 5–6, 139, 153 archaeology: Dia al-Azzawi 122–3 culture and nation 5–6 Armbrust, Walter 83, 132, 137 Islamic understandings of 153 armed struggle modernism and children’s books 213 Burhan Karkutli 234–5 in visual culture 217–20 see also fidaʾi, figure Helmi el-Touni 152–3, 161–2 of the; guerrillas, revolutionary Mohieddine Ellabbad 234–5 Arnheim, Rudolph 234 authenticity through antiquity: Mediterranean art region 59–60 autonomy of 4 Awad, Louis 91–2 decolonization and: Egypt 138–9 al-Azzawi, Dia 122–3, 179, 200–1 figurative art: Arab nationalism 77 Al-Hadaf 174, 177 form and content, relationship between: art Drawings for the Land of Oranges 196, 197, and solidarity with Palestine 192, 209 198–9 literature and see Precious Books; visual Nashid al-Jassad 205–7 culture: Hiwar; visual culture: Shiʿr; PFLP 179 word-images Precious Books 121–3, 130 political commitment and ‘Towards a New Vision’ 198–9 Baalbaki, Layla 89–90 ‘Towards a Revolutionary Arab Art’ Baʿalbek 58–9, 98–9 (Boullata) 163–5 see also iltizam Baghdad, Beirut and: circulation of ideas 199 solidarity and see solidarity, aesthetics of Baghdad Modern Art Group 121–2, 128 time based: Helmi el-Touni’s children’s Bahgoury, George 89, 140 books 160 see also authenticity, al-Bahloly 207 aesthetic; Beirut: art galleries; visual Bandung Conference (1955) 9–10, 135 culture banking secrecy 35, 56, 61 Art and Visual Perception (Arnheim) 234 Bardawil, Fadi 169, 170 art departments, publishers’ 156–7 Battuta, Ibn 158 Art of Lebanese Cooking, The (Rayess) 34 Bauhaus 126, 160 artist’s books 104, 127, 196–8, 201, 206–7 ‘Bayan al-Hadatha’ (Adonis) 153 Dar al-Fata al-Arabi 227 Bayrut al-Masa 70 Precious Books 127, 129–30 beach, access to the 48 Artshop 98–9 beach clubs 48–50 Asbaha al-ʾana ʿindi bunduqiyya (song) beach culture 46–53; see also Mediterranean 219–20 coast: promotion as tourist Assi, Michel 116 destination © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48771-9 — Cosmopolitan Radicalism Zeina Maasri Index More Information 272 Index beachwear fashion 47 Bulaq Press 106, 128 Beirut Byrne, Jeffrey James 10 aesthetic relations with Baghdad 122–3 art galleries (1960s) 110–11 Cabral, Amilcar 222 Baghdad and: circulation of ideas 199 Cairo Israeli occupation (1982) 155, 241, 244 cultural and aesthetic decolonization Lebanese Civil War 203–4 discourses 134–9 promotion as tourist destination 43–6, 50–1, displacement by Beirut as cultural capital 72, 58–9 132–4, 161 rise of printing and publishing 106 see also Fine Art Academy 184–5, 194 ‘Arab Hanoi’, Beirut as; ‘Paris of the graphic design: move to Beirut 132–4, 161 East’, Beirut as rise of printing and publishing 106–7 Beirut Arabic Book Fair 148–51, 161 calligraphy Dar al-Fata al-Arabi 227, 231 Helmi el-Touni 157–8 Helmi el-Touni 145–7, 150–3 Ismail Shammout 189–90 see also hurufiyya Home (Tamir and Ellabbad) 213 Castro, Fidel: iconography 216 Precious Books 117, 123–4, 130 catharsis: aesthetic sublimation: figure of the Beirut International Airport 35 ‘freedom fighter’ 219 bombing (1968) 53–4, 166–7, 171, 202 Catholic Press 106, 124–5 Besoins et Possibilités de développement du Chalcraft, John 135 Liban 1960–61 39–40 Chamberlin, Paul Thomas 168–9, 174 Bible: Yassuʿal-massih 124–5 Chamoun, Camille 9, 39, 68–70, 76, 148 Bikar, Hussein 226 Chamoun, Jean 205 Bilad al-Sham 120 Charaf, Rafic 179 Blue Bat, Operation 9,69–70 Chatterjee, Partha 58 body as spectacle: beach culture 47–8 Chiha, Michel 30, 59–61 books children’s books, illustrated aesthetic form of: modernism 104–5, 108, Arab Institute for Research and Publishing 115–18 158–60 Arabic Dar al-Fata al-Arabi 7, 158, 196, 211, 214, referenced in Helmi el-Touni’s work 224–42 146–7 Dar al-Maarif 226 deluxe editions: Precious Books 115 China: model of anti-imperialism 10 visual economy 104–5, 154 see also artist’s Christian Maronites books; specific books national identity 54–5, 60–1 Bornstein, George 104 response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon 202 Boullata, Issa 119–20 CIA on Tawfiq Sayigh 80 Congress of Cultural Freedom 63–7, 91 Boullata, Kamal 179 Hiwar 64–7, 91–3 Ahmad Zaatar 207–9 Syrian Social National Party (SSNP) 76 Dar al-Fata al-Arabi 228, 232 cinema, Egyptian 137–8 al-Hadaf 174, 176 circulation, cultures of 93, 190, 244–5 Mawaqif 163–4, 177 civilizational genealogy: Precious Books 118–19 on Ismail Shammout 186 class: aesthetics 19–20 on literary and visual arts 77, 82–3, 87 Cold War 8–10 PFLP greetings cards 179, 189 culture 13–14, 245 Shʿir 96, 97, 103 Lebanese nationalist coalition 202 Tal al-Zaʿtar 201, 207–10 modernism 63–5, 76–7, 81 see also United ‘Towards a Revolutionary Arab Art’ 163–5 States: intervention in Lebanon ‘word-images’ 189–90 Colla, Elliott 81, 119 Bourdieu, Pierre 19 Coloured Crow, The 233 Bourguiba, Habib 53 Communist Parties, Arab: disagreements with Boustros, Michel 60 Arab nationalists 73–4, 81 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-48771-9 — Cosmopolitan Radicalism Zeina Maasri Index More Information Index 273 Congress of Cultural Freedom (CCF) 63–7, 71, design 80–2; see also Hiwar as creative practice 1–2 Constructivism, Russian 143 rational: Helmi el-Touni 160–1 see also Contact Gallery 98 graphic design Corm, Charles 55 deterritorialization, Mediterranean beach cosmopolitan radicalism 13, 209–10, tourism and 51–3 243, 245 Dirlik, Arif 10 cosmopolitanism Dome of the Rock 191 European-oriented 209–10, 243 Dougherty, Roberta 140 Lebanese modern art, nature of 12–13 Drawings for the Land of Oranges (al-Azzawi) Mediterranean 59–60 196, 197, 198, 200 Precious Books 130 see also ‘Paris of the Drucker, Johanna 104, 116, 127, 196–8 East’, Beirut as ‘cradle of civilization’, Lebanon as 57–9 École Hôtelière de Beyrouth 34 Creswell, Robin 120–1 Economist, The: Lebanese tourism Crowley, David 216–17 advertisement 25, 36, 43, 45–6, 60, 62 Crystal Goblet, The (Warde) 126 education Cuba: Tricontinental Conference (1966) 222–3 Palestinians in exile 224–5 Cuban Revolution: figure of the ‘freedom tourism 37 fighter’ 216–17 Egypt cuisine, Lebanese 34–5 ban on Hiwar 92 Cultural Cold War, The (Saunders) 63 cinema 137–8 culture printing and publishing: nahda 106–8 Cold War 13–14, 245 revolution (1952): fidaʾiyyun 182 see also politicization of, divisions over 72, 76–7 Cairo revolutionary practice 100 Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Recommended publications
  • Troubled Geography Imagining Lebanon in 1960S Tourist Promotion
    CHAPTER 7 Troubled Geography Imagining Lebanon in 1960s Tourist Promotion Zeina Maasri At the turn of 1969, a peculiar advertisement appeared in The Economist issue of 27 Dec.–2 Jan. (Fig. 7.1). The ad featured two attractive young women posing fashionably in a prototypical Mediterranean beach setting on a per- fectly sunny day. Their shimmering golden bikinis further intensify the sun- shine while evoking the futuristic glamour of the day. Here’s an image that would get anyone in the northern hemisphere dreaming of escape – at least from the December freeze. The country advertised is one where you can enjoy the much-desired sun, beach and associated fun, in utmost modernity. This is Lebanon as represented in the 1960s and early 1970s by the Lebanese Council for Tourism, a then newly established state agency. Shortly after the appearance of the ad in The Economist, a Mr and Mrs Robertson wrote a letter of complaint in the English periodical the New Statesman questioning: ‘Why is a colour ad for the Lebanon running in last week’s Economist posed against the Fraglioni of Capri?’1 Their public inquisition illustrates how this ad might have stirred some confusion in the tourism imaginary of a Euro-American public to whom it was addressed, assertively expressed here at least by the distrusting couple. The Economist ad and ensuing response provoke a series of questions con- cerning Lebanon’s tourism publicity at the time. To begin with, why would the Lebanese state, by way of its Tourism Council and its agents – graphic design- ers included – choose to promote the country as a modern European-styled Mediterranean tourist destination? And second, what does this image mean in a context of conflicting politics of nationhood and belonging to the Arab world? Notes for this section begin on page 139.
    [Show full text]
  • Impacts of Wars and Terrorism on Tourism in Lebanon
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
    [Show full text]
  • Factors Affecting the Advancement of the Lebanese Tourism Industry
    CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by Lebanese American University Repository Journal of Transnational Management Development ISSN: 1068-6061 (Print) (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wzmd20 Factors Affecting the Advancement of the Lebanese Tourism Industry Said M. Ladki & Mira W. Sadik To cite this article: Said M. Ladki & Mira W. Sadik (2004) Factors Affecting the Advancement of the Lebanese Tourism Industry, Journal of Transnational Management Development, 9:2-3, 171-185, DOI: 10.1300/J130v09n02_09 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J130v09n02_09 Published online: 22 Oct 2008. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 126 View related articles Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=wzmd20 Download by: [Lebanese American University Libraries] Date: 16 May 2016, At: 02:24 Factors Affecting the Advancement of the Lebanese Tourism Industry Said M. Ladki Mira W. Sadik SUMMARY. Lebanon’s tourism industry has suffered severe blows re- sulting from the civil war and political unrest that took place in the country. Despite the increase in the number of arrivals to Lebanon, the industry is ex- periencing several weaknesses that are directly affecting its advancement. The study identified factors that are hindering tourism advancement in Leb- anon. Identified factors serve as a tool to develop future strategies leading to tourism advancement and improved satisfaction. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail ad- dress: <[email protected]> Website: <http://www.HaworthPress.com> © 2004 by The Haworth Press, Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • 6. Tourism and Recreation
    Lebanon State of the Environment Report Ministry of Environment/LEDO 6. TOURISM AND RECREATION Tourism in Lebanon has traditionally been urban based, i.e., most tourists head for other urban areas and poles such as beach resorts, country clubs, casinos, and restaurants. In recent years, however, tourism and recreation are increasingly practiced in natural settings such as forests, protected areas, valleys, and mountain areas. Traditional tourism is generally more destructive, as more land is used for accommodation (chalets, mountain resorts, hotels, furnished apartments). Moreover, new accommodation facilities in remote areas require access roads and other infrastructure (e.g., water supply, wastewater network, electricity). While nature tourism is less resource demanding, it could generate added sources of pressure on the environment if poorly managed. How the country will manage its natural heritage will set the pace for nature tourism in the future. 6.1 Targeted Description Figure 6. 1 Tourism in the National Economy Tourism represents an important (US$ million) and growing economic sector, generating 1400 US$1,300 million in net revenues in 1998, 1200 up from US$673 million in 1994 (see 1000 Figure 6. 1). In 1995, services including 800 600 tourism accounted for 16.4 percent of 400 GDP (up from 14.3 percent in 1973). 200 0 1994 1995 1997 1998 Source: MoT, Central Bank, CAS (LEDO Indicator #43) 6.1.1 Evolution of tourism Developing accurate estimates of the number of tourists in Lebanon is difficult due to the ambiguity about “who is a tourist”. Many Lebanese return home to see their relatives and declare “tourism” to be the purpose of their visit.
    [Show full text]
  • Charging Forward for Animals
    2006 HSUS Annual Report Celebrating Animals | Confronting Cruelty Charging Forward for Animals R59542.indd C1 5/22/07 14:14:27 Offi cers Directors David O. Wiebers, M.D. Leslie Lee Alexander, Esq. Chair of the Board Patricia Mares Asip Anita W. Coupe, Esq. Peter A. Bender Vice Chair of the Board Barbara S. Brack Walter J. Stewart, Esq. Board Treasurer Anita W. Coupe, Esq. Wayne Pacelle Neil B. Fang, Esq., C.P.A. President & CEO Judi Friedman G. Thomas Waite III David John Jhirad, Ph.D. Treasurer & CFO Jennifer Leaning, M.D., S.M.H. Roger A. Kindler, Esq. General Counsel & CLO Kathleen M. Linehan, Esq. Janet D. Frake William F. Mancuso Secretary Mary I. Max Andrew N. Rowan, Ph.D. Patrick L. McDonnell Executive Vice President Operations Gil Michaels Michael Markarian Judy Ney Executive Vice President Judy J. Peil External Affairs Marian G. Probst The HSUS by the Numbers . 1 Joshua S. Reichert, Ph.D. Ending Abuse and Suffering: An Epic Battle on Many Fronts . 2 Jeffery O. Rose Uncaging the Victims of Factory Farming: Remarkable Progress for Reforms . 4 James D. Ross, Esq. Taking the Fight to the Courts: Aggressive Litigation Gets Fast Results . 6 Marilyn G. Seyler The Next Time Disaster Strikes: Animals Won’t Be Left Behind . .8 Walter J. Stewart, Esq. The Depravity Worsens: Animal Fighting Takes an Ugly Turn . 10 John E. Taft Animals in Media: Genesis Honors the Best . 12 Andrew Weinstein Drawing a Bead on Blood Sports: Shooting Down Hunters and Tax Cheats . 14 Persia White Last Roundup for Equine Butchers: No More U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Food and Wine Tourism in Post-War Lebanon
    Sustainable Tourism V 231 Food and wine tourism in post-war Lebanon L. N. Milich Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration, California Polytechnic State University, USA Abstract Tourism has played a major role in Lebanon since its peak period of 1930-1974; sometimes subsiding as a result of war and conflict, but always rebounding at least to some extent. Lebanon’s touristic appeal includes its geographic location between the East and the West, its varied landscape (beaches and mountains), its hospitable and diverse population, and its well loved cuisine. The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the nature of regional and community based initiatives within the interrelated sectors of food and wine tourism in post- war Lebanon. Data was collected in January 2011 through personal interviews with experts in the field. Findings revealed a need for greater support of the food and wine industry, as it has proven to be a sustainable alternative to traditional touristic development strategies. The researcher found that initiatives such as those referred to in this study are beneficial to the country as a whole and to the strengthening of the traditional tourism sector partly because of the opportunity they provide for diversification. Establishing and promoting a strong network of sustainable minded food and wine initiatives with a similar set of goals and objectives across the country will help spread the benefits of tourism to areas and groups typically not reached by its financial and cultural benefits. This will also lessen the strain on currently marketed, overly concentrated areas and will create for a more sustainable, more multidimensional, more interesting, and less destructible/vulnerable industry on the whole.
    [Show full text]
  • Usaid/Lebanon Lebanon Industry Value Chain Development (Livcd) Project
    USAID/LEBANON LEBANON INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT (LIVCD) PROJECT LIVCD QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT JULY 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2013 – Q4 2013 Program Title: USAID/ LEBANON INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT (LIVCD) PROJECT Sponsoring USAID Office: USAID/Lebanon- Office of Economic Growth Contract Number: AID-268-C-12-00001 Contractor: DAI Date of Publication: July 2013 Author: DAI OCTOBER 2013 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI. CONTENTS CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................... III INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 4 1.1 PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................... 4 1.2 OVERVIEW OF QUARTERLY REPORT ............................................................................ 4 1.0 WORK PLAN INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION .............................................................. 6 2.1 VALUE CHAIN SELECTION AND WORK PLAN PREPARATION ........................................ 6 2.2 IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIORITY ACTIVITIES IN EACH VALUE CHAIN ............................. 7 2.2.1 CROSS-CUTTING VALUE CHAIN ACTIVITIES ............................................................. 7 2.2.2 FLORICULTURE ....................................................................................................... 9 2.2.3 GRAPES ..................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Knowledge Production in the Arab World
    Knowledge Production in the Arab World Over recent decades we have witnessed the globalization of research. However, this has yet to translate into a worldwide scientific network across which compe- tencies and resources can flow freely. Arab countries have strived to join this globalized world and become a “knowledge economy,” yet little time has been invested in the region’s fragmented scientific institutions; institutions that should provide opportunities for individuals to step out on the global stage. Knowledge Production in the Arab World investigates research practices in the Arab world using multiple case studies from the region, with particular focus on Lebanon and Jordan. It depicts the Janus- like face of Arab research, poised between the negative and the positive and faced with two potentially opposing strands: local relevance alongside its internationalization. The book critically assesses the role and dynamics of research and poses questions that are crucial to furthering our understanding of the very particular case of knowledge production in the Arab region. The book explores research’s relevance and whom it serves, as well as the methodological flaws behind academic rankings and the meaning and application of key concepts such as knowledge society/economy. Providing a detailed and comprehensive examination of knowledge produc- tion in the Arab world, this book is of interest to students, scholars and policy- makers working on the issues of research practices and status of science in contemporary developing countries. Sari Hanafi is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Soci- ology, Anthropology and Media Studies at the American University of Beirut.
    [Show full text]
  • 2018 Tourism Sector in Lebanon
    BLOMINVEST Lebanon’s Tourism Sector: 2018 in Review BANK March 1, 2019 Contact Information Junior Analyst: Dina Antonios [email protected] Head of Research: Marwan Mikhael [email protected] Research Department Tel: +961 1 991 784 Tourist Arrivals Evolution (in Millions) As one of the fastest growing economic sectors in Lebanon, the tourism sector continued its upward trend during 2018. Despite a 9-month governmental void and political uncertainty, tourism in Lebanon proved to be resilient, backed up by its reputation as one of the top Middle Eastern attractions for leisure. In fact, Lebanon ranks second in the Middle East when it comes to the sector’s total contribution to GDP, estimated at $9.3B in 2017, or 18% of GDP. However, Lebanon’s tourism was one of the main factors driving GDP growth downwards, as the slight increase of 0.87% in 1 Lebanon’s Tourism Sector: 2018 in Review S A L nominal spending, can be translated into a 3% yearly fall in real terms. Hence, tourism contributed negatively to the GDP growth during 2018. Moreover, according to the Ministry of Tourism, tourist arrivals maintained their recovery, increasing by an annual 6% in 2018 to reach 1.96M tourists, its highest number after the record 2M registered in 2010. Airport passengers also witnessed a significant improvement during 2018, recording an annual 7.88% rise to 8.89M. Tourist Arrivals by Quarter Tourism was slow in the first two quarters of the year, exhibiting a 3.29% yearly rise. Early-on in 2018, investors and nationals adopted a cautious wait-and-see attitude in anticipation of Lebanon’s April Cedre pledge outcome as well as the awaited parliamentary May elections.
    [Show full text]
  • Assessment of Coastal Resort Development: the Case of Lebanon
    Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management, ISSN 2328-2169 October 2013, Vol. 1, No. 1, 36-43 D DAVID PUBLISHING Assessment of Coastal Resort Development: The Case of Lebanon Said M. Ladki, Patrick El Meouchi Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon This research investigates the relationships between illegally built resorts along Lebanon’s shoreline and beach goers’ right to access public beaches for free. The study was conducted by students at the Lebanese American University. Sample (n = 255) participants agreed to participate in this study. Pearson correlation and stepwise regression analysis results indicated significant relationships (p ≤ 0.05). Five hypotheses were tested, and four of which were accepted. The development of free public beaches is undoubtedly correlated with the illegally existing resorts along the coast. If illegally built resorts were to be legalized, communities may have free access to developed public beaches. The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationships between illegally built resorts along Lebanon’s shoreline and beach goers’ right to access public beaches for free. Beach goers’ opinions and attitudes towards public beaches are also investigated. Keywords: Lebanon, resort, development, public beaches Introduction During the Lebanese civil war (1975-1991), numerous marinas, beach resorts, hotels, and industrial complexes with beach access were illegally built along the Mediterranean. Though Lebanon’s coastline alternates between sandy beaches (15%) and rocky beaches (85%), all of the developments have taken place along the sandy beaches. The developments of such resorts and hotels prevented the local people from having access to free public beaches. In the very few cases where access is granted, resorts require beach goers to pay high entrance fees which were beyond the economic means of local community residents.
    [Show full text]
  • Lebanon's Promised Oil Wealth
    issue number 137 |December 2013 MARRIAGE OF FEMALE MINORS BETWEEN LAW AND RELIGION GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF GENERAL SECURITY THE MONTHLY INTERVIEWS www.iimonthly.com • Published by Information International sal NASSER OMAR Lebanon’s Promised OIL WEALTH Lebanon 5,000LL | Saudi Arabia 15SR | UAE 15DHR | Jordan 2JD| Syria 75SYP | Iraq 3,500IQD | Kuwait 1.5KD | Qatar 15QR | Bahrain 2BD | Oman 2OR | Yemen 15YRI | Egypt 10EP | Europe 5Euros December INDEX 2013 4 Lebanon’s PromiseD OIL WEALTH 9 MARRIAGE OF FEMALE MINORS BETWEEN LAW AND RELIGION 10 Lebanon’s NOTARIES PUBLIC 12 TOURISM IN LEBANON 15 EDUCATION IN LEBANON 16 DECLINE IN PUBLIC Schools’ STUDENT POPULATION P: 28 P: 44 18 MIXED MARRIAGES IN LEBANON (6) BEIRUT MOHAFAZA 20 EXPENSES OF THE STATE EMPLOYEES COOP 21 GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF GENERAL SECURITY 24 I SRAELI KNESSET 25 T ESTOSTERONE: DR. HANNA SAADAH 26 THE ORDER VERSUS CHAOS CONTROVERSY: ANTOINE BOUTROS 28 INTERVIEW: NASSER OMAR P: 48 HEAD OF AL-HERI MUNICIPALITY 30 ASSABIL 46 THIS MONTH IN HISTORY- ARAB WORLD 32 pOPULAR CULTURE 32 YEARS SINCE THE KNESset’s UNILATERAL ANNEXATION OF THE GOLAN HEIGHTS TO ISRAEL 33 DEBUNKING MYTH#76: IS THE GULF REGION A PARADISE FOR WORKERS? 47 STATUS OF CAR IMPORTS IN SYRIA 34 mUST-READ BOOKS: SECRET OF THE STATE AT 48 POVERTY-STRICKEN IRAQ THE GENERAL SECURITY - NICOLAS NASSIF 49 REAL ESTATE PRICES IN LEBANON - 37 mUST-read children’s bOOK: CEILING OCTOBER 2013 CREATURES 50 DID YOU KNOW THAT?: 2012 ONE OF 38 LEBANON FAMILIES: FAMILIES DENOTING BLOODIEST YEARS FOR JOURNALISTS LEBANESE TOWNS (9) 50 RAFIC HARIRI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 38 DISCOVER LEBANON: BAISSOUR TRAFFIC - SEPTEMBER 2013 40 OCTOBER 2013 HIGHLIGHTS 51 lebanon’s stATS 44 THIS MONTH IN HISTORY- LEBANON NIZAM Al Qa’iMAQAMIYATEIN OR THE PARTITION OF LEBANON |EDITORIAL MAKTOUB “..It was all written by God- maktoub.” Those were the words of a Lebanese survivor of the Australia-bound boat tragedy that unfolded off the Indonesian coast.
    [Show full text]
  • Integrated Coastal Area Management in Lebanon
    UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME MEDITERRANEAN ACTION PLAN MAP CAMP PROJECT "LEBANON” FINAL INTEGRATED PROJECT DOCUMENT MAP Technical Reports Series No. 160 UNEP/MAP Athens, 2005 Note: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP/MAP concerning the legal status of any State, Territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of their frontiers or boundaries. This report was prepared under the co-ordination of the UNEP/MAP Priority Actions Programme, Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC). This series contains selected reports resulting from the various activities performed within the framework of the components of the Mediterranean Action Plan: Pollution Monitoring and Research Programme (MED POL), Blue Plan (BP), Priority Actions Programme (PAP), Specially Protected Areas (SPA), Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), Environment Remote Sensing Centre (ERS), and Cleaner Production Centre (CP). © 2005 United Nations Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) P.O. Box 18019, Athens, Greece ISSN 1011-7148 (Paper) 1810–6218 (Online) This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. UNEP/MAP would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. This publication cannot be used for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever without permission in writing from UNEP/MAP. For bibliographic purposes this volume may be cited as: UNEP/MAP: MAP CAMP Project "Lebanon”: Final Integrated Project Document.
    [Show full text]