Philanthropists

For almost 30 years, the Al Bustan Festival has been wowing audiences with its rich cultural program of performance art, which is largely put together by a talented team of women.

We speak to Maya Terro, founder of Foodblessed, a hunger-relief and food-rescue initiative dedicated to feeding the hungry while aiming towards sustainable food systems.

Professional freediving and spearfishing instructor Maurice Abou Saad tells us about the health benefits of diving and collaborating with Oum el Nour, a Lebanese NGO committed to helping individuals overcome drug addiction.

We sat down with passionate foodie and founder of Tawlet restaurants and Souk el Tayeb, Kamal Mouzawak, to learn more about his favorite spots around Lebanon and his latest projects.

We caught up with Rana Alamuddin, Lebanese actress and founder of Bayneh w Baynek, to learn more about the platform encouraging multifaceted women in the Arab world to self-realize.

Anyone flying into Lebanon has probably seen this remarkably colorful district. However, it wasn’t always this bright.