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وثيقة - نشيد قصر الصنوبر

نشيد لستة سنوات بع انشاء لبنان الكبير 1920. وثيقة موسيقية. By LBCI #Lebanese #Nation #Anthem

أول نشيد وطني لبناني رسمي، انشدوه لأول مرة قدام الجنرال غورو على درج قصر الصنوبر بوقت اعلان لبنان الكبير. استعملوه لست سنوات لحتى انوضع النشيد الوطني الحالي. صورة النشيد القديم موجودي بارشيف جامعة الروح القدس بالكسليك من ارشيف جوزيف وادونيس نعمة. كلمات الاب مارون غصن والحان بشارة فرزان من توزيع ايلي حردان واشراف موسيقي لهاروت فازيليان.

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This is why the color purple was reserved for generals

Purple, which is best known as Tyrian Purple, is a unique dye drawn from the murex shellfish, initially manufactured by the Phoenician city of Tyre. The difficulty of manufacturing the dye, striking purple to the red color range, #Tyre #Lebanon

Therefore, the Tyrian purple became a giant status symbol signifying wealth, power, and prestige. Roman emperors prohibited their citizens from wearing purple clothing, and if they did, they would face the death penalty. Purple was a distinct way of showing wealth and distinguishing the upper class in a more stratified way than gold did. Clothes made from the purple dye were exorbitantly…

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الدنيا - سامي سليمان شيا

الدنيا نواميس ... احفظي أقدسها

الدنيا ملعب … العبي في ارجائه الدنيا مسرح … شاهدي ادواره الدنيا فيلم … تفرجي على صوره الدنيا رغبات … ارغبي أصفاها الدنيا شهوات … اشتهي أنقاها الدنيا ملذات … تلذذي بأطهرها الدنيا تقاليد … تمسكي بأحسنها الدنيا أنظمة … تقيدي بأفضلها الدنيا نواميس … احفظي أقدسها

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Cristin Bishara - Tales from the Underworld

“My dad was obsessed with the Phoenicians. I read a book he owned, which covered Phoenician mythology and thepantheon of gods, and thought about the coins. I thought, maybe I can put all this together,” Bishara said. “ #Lebanon #History

Long before the ancient coins were buried, the Phoenicians lived in the Levantine region, including what is modern-day Lebanon. After Bishara’s father died, she inherited some of his books, including one on the Phoenicians, and the storybegan to take shape.“My dad was obsessed with the Phoenicians. I read a book he owned, which covered Phoenician mythology and thepantheon of gods, and thought…

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'Holding onto our roots': Lebanese farming dynasty 110 years in the making

“I don’t forget Lebanon and I would like to convey my pride in my Lebanese ancestry to my children and to my community in Toowoomba," she said.

His wife Myrna, who also hails from a Lebanese background, said it had been very emotional to return to the house her ancestors had left more than a century ago. We live in Australia, but Lebanon lives in us. “I don’t forget Lebanon and I would like to convey my pride in my Lebanese ancestry to my children and to my community in Toowoomba,” she said. “My husband’s family lost its connection to…

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Lebanon’s top designers stun In their haute couture runway shows

t's the jewel in the crown that is the Levant. Its sun-kissed Mediterranean Sea coastline is breathtaking to the Lebanese and foreigners alike. But one thing many people may not realise, Lebanon’s gift to the world is couture craftsmanship.

Why? Well dear reader, quite simply put, in my humble opinion, it’s the jewel in the crown that is the Levant. Its sun-kissed Mediterranean Sea coastline is breathtaking to the Lebanese and foreigners alike. But one thing many people may not realise, Lebanon’s gift to the world is couture craftsmanship. Driving through Beirut you see dress shop after dress shop, but not all dresses are made…

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The origins of writing in the mind | Varsity

Our Latin alphabet is descended from that of the Greeks, itself adapted from a right-to-left syllabary used by Phoenician merchants. #Lebanon #History

It is said that “writing is an instrument of power”, and a glance at its history reveals the truth of this statement. Writing as we know it emerged with the Sumerians and the Egyptians, using simple pictograms to depict financial transactions. This ground-breaking technological innovation facilitated organization and taxation on a huge scale, and spread rapidly with the first empires of the New…

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Harb - Origin of the Name and the Lebanese presence

There was no Druze abroad but Lebanese who resided in Wadi al-Taym, who adopted the Druze vocation. The Shiites are Lebanese and did not come from Iran. They followed Imam Ali bin Ab Talib, like the Lebanese living here who followed Mar Maroun.

Anthony Rahayel interviewed Dr. Antoine Khoury Harb, PH.D in history and archaeology and secretary general of the “Fondation du Patrimoine Libanais”, an authority in the history of the Lebanese people and patrimony, about the origin name of Lebanon. Whole interview in the bottom of this article. Excerpts… The Druze did not come from outside Lebanon. There was no Druze people abroad. They are…

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Morice Awwad - Waynowwe

موريس عواد صار عندو مؤسسة بديرها ولادو ومهتمين بأدبو وشعرو ومسرحياتو، وصار في جايزي بإسمو. #لبنان #شعر #ادب

وَيـنُـوّي؟خِفتي إنّي أُوئَعمِنّك؟إى، دَخيلَك!وْئَعني أنا. بْصَرتبْ نَومي عَم إمشيلَكبِلْ حْراش، وصِرتعَيّطلك ودّيلَكعينييّ يدلّوكعَ الدرب، يلـائوك،وسهسِلّك تَ ترجَع.شوف بْ ئلبي جْرَيكعَم يمشولي. وإسمعالدعسات. وعينَيكيمسحولي لْ هَمّ.سَكّرلي لْ مْغاراومِدّلّي إيدَيكيا غِمري، عِبّاراوئَطعني عَليكمْنِل مرا لِلْ إمّ. إنت ئِصّـتُنبكرا، يَ بكرا، نْ خَبّرو،بتكون ئِصّتهُن إنت.ولَمّا لْ ئْلـام يحبّرورح…

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Phoenician Oblelisk from Cyprus

The obelisk was set up in a cemetery at the Phoenician colony of Kition in Cyprus by a certain Arish in memory of his parent; his father Parz, who is said to have been "chief of the commercial agents", and his mother Shamzabaal. #Lebanon #History

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, an Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia, wrote that “The finely carved inscription on this obelisk dates to the 4th century BCE. The obelisk was set up in a cemetery at the Phoenician colony of Kition in Cyprus by a certain Arish in memory of his parent; his father Parz, who is said to have been “chief of the commercial…

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أمين نخلة شاعر الطبيعة والموسيقى

زاوج بين الرومانسية وبين البرناسية دون أن يذهب في رومانسيته إلى حد تمجيد الألم وتغليب الوحدة والتبرم من الناس والشكوى، ولكنه أحب الطبيعة واندغم فيها فقد عاش راضيا بنصيبه من الحياة محبا للأنس سعيدا بعائلته، تستهويه الطبيعة #لبنان

بقلم ابراهيم مشارة أمين نخلة (1901/1976) الشاعر اللبناني الذي نفذ إلى جوهر الشعر واللغة معا فزاوج بين التأمل ومحاولة القبض على معاني الوجود في هدوء وسلاسة مع إدراك فطري لموسيقى الألفاظ حتى لتغدو الكلمات في شعره شلالا باهرا من الإيقاع العذب الذي تأنس له النفس. زاوج بين الرومانسية وبين البرناسية دون أن يذهب في رومانسيته إلى حد تمجيد الألم وتغليب الوحدة والتبرم من الناس والشكوى، ولكنه أحب الطبيعة…

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Lebanese Artists Painters

This group on Facebook is dedicated to the Lebanese watercolor artists and painters to display their works, see all new in the artistic field, view exhibitions and get acquainted with all artists. Zeina ChehabAmal Najjar HamoucheSouheir NaddeRouwane Fakhreddine Momo B MoawadMirvat Al Khoury BoustanyGina KotaicheMathilda Al Feghali

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How historic carpenters of Tripoli are carving out a survival plan for traditional Lebanese woodwork

How historic carpenters of Tripoli are carving out a survival plan for traditional Lebanese woodwork

Photo: Ahmad Zaatiti The old port district of Al Mina in Tripoli, Lebanon’s second-largest city, is best known for its art cafes and bars. But its narrow alleys with stone houses are also home to the city’s carpenters. From his workshop, Elie Mouchaham adds the finishing touches to wooden latticework panels, or moucharabiya. These have been rebuilt for the Villa Linda Sursock, a 19th-century…

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Har Phoenicians named the British island efter the tins mines they found in Cromwell. Cadiz in Spain and many other cities in Malta, Crete, Sardinian, Corsica and Morocco, just to name a few, was cities established by the Phoenicians. That not everyone knows. History Time published a documentary about the entire history of the Phoenicians. All started when they found an evidence of the…

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Jalal Haddad

source: jalalhaddad.com From his self biography: Jalal Haddad was born in Beirut, Lebanon, but he lived until adulthood in a military residential complex because his father was an officer in the Lebanese Army. At the age of 12 he started up his first rock band, Paranoïa, where he played lead guitar. He later joined several bands as guitarist, keyboardist, and bassist in styles over a wide…

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أصل تسمية لبنان وامتداده عبر آلاف السنين كواحد من أقدم البلدان في العالم

نظرة تاريخية تعتمد على الكتب المقدسة والوثائق التاريخية لتبين أصل تسمية لبنان وامتداده عبر الاف السنين كواحد من أقدم البلدان في العالم. النص من اعداد ادمون الشدياق وقراءة رائد جرجس. الفيلم من انتاج فادي حاج ورائد جرجس. #تاريخ #نصوص_قديمة

نظرة تاريخية تعتمد على الكتب المقدسة والوثائق التاريخية لتبين أصل تسمية لبنان وامتداده عبر الاف السنين كواحد من أقدم البلدان في العالم. النص من اعداد ادمون الشدياق وقراءة رائد جرجس. الفيلم من انتاج فادي حاج ورائد جرجس. Origin of Lebanon, the name and the country being one of the oldest in the world.

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كيف بدت معابد بعلبك في لبنان أيام الرومان قديماً؟ جولة افتراضية تسافر بك عبر الزمن - CNN Arabic

كيف بدت معابد بعلبك في لبنان أيام الرومان قديماً؟ جولة افتراضية تسافر بك عبر الزمن – CNN Arabic

وخلال الجولة المجانية، سيندهش الشخص بمدى الفرق بين البقايا التي تآكلت بفعل الزمن، والصور التخيلية التي تُظهر الآثار كما لو أنها بنيت مؤخراً فقط. وبدلاً من الهياكل القديمة المنهارة في بعض الأماكن، والتي تفتقد بعضاً من عناصرها المعمارية كالسقف، والأعمدة على سبيل المثال، يوفر الجانب المُعاد ترميمه من التجربة مشاهد تخيلية لمباني مكتملة وأنيقة في الوقت ذاته. لدى الجولة الافتراضية 38 محطة. وتغطي الجولة…