A podcast featuring people trying to make Beirut (and Lebanon) a better place to live, now and for the future. New episode every other Monday. Hosts: Samir Ballouz & Farrah Berrou Producer: Nicolas Dahan Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abetterbeirut
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Partnership with MOSAIC - Discrimination is not straight
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A Better Beirut have teamed up with MOSAIC for a special Arabic feature that highlights their advocacy work with the support of @actedlebanon & @sidc.lebanon that aims to raise awareness on s orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics as well as promote human rights and inclusion of LGBTQI+ communities in Lebanon.This episode was produced…
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EPISODE 34 - Sawti - Your Vote, Your Voice
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Samir and Farrah met with Omar Badr from Sawti, an initiative from Impact Lebanon. Sawti, or my voice/vote in Arabic, hopes to equip voters with the information needed for the upcoming elections.Av Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 33 - Impact Lebanon - From Donations to Actions
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Impact Lebanon is a non-profit grassroots organisation that raised millions to help Lebanon's recovery. Sibylle George, one of the co-founders, tells us the story of how it happened, what they are funding and what is next.Av Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 32 - The Beirut Blast - One month later
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Farrah, Samir and Nico get together and talk about their experience after the blast. They talk about what the future could hold and vent about the daily realities of living in a post-blast Beirut.Av Nicolas Dahan
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Bob, founder of theworldsucks has been filming good deeds being done in the hope to see them replicated. His videos went viral and got millions of views. He tells us about his experience and why he's doing it.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXDY4M3ivJ3hJgTLe-sVaSwhttps://www.Instagram.com/theworldsucks.lbhttps://www.patreon.com/theworldsucks…
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EPISODE 30 - Arts - Creative Industrial Design
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Guillaume Credoz, our guest, is the founder of Bits to Atoms and Beirut Makers. He's an architect, designer and lecturer. We talk design.www.bitstoatoms.xyz@beirutmakers@bitstoatoms.xyzAv Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 29 - Environment - Protecting the tree
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Joseph Bechara from the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative talks to us about their work helping communities manage their forest.www.lri-lb.orgAv Nicolas Dahan
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Mounia Akl, film director and writer, tells us her story. From a home made video on YouTube that went viral to major international success, Mounia explains her life's decisions and relationship with Lebanon.http://www.mouniaakl.com/Instagram: @mounia.aklAv Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 27 - Architecture - Stairs of Mar Mikhael
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Marwan Zouein is the architect behind the renovation of the Massad stairs at the beginning of Mar Mikhael. Marwan explains the importance of public spaces and why renovating stairs can be more tricky than it seems.Av Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 26 - Politics - A Brief History of Corruption
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Badri Meouchi, president of the Lebanese Transparency Association, talks to us about corruption in the country and how the association is fighting it.Helpline: 03/868303http://www.transparency-lebanon.org/Av Nicolas Dahan
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Hi.Keefak.Thawra? Episode 5: Cleaning up the mess
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Samer Makarem, member of Muwatin Lebnene, tells us about the movement that cleaned up after the protests and their later developments.https://www.instagram.com/muwatinlebnene/Av Nicolas Dahan
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Hi.Keefak.Thawra? Episode 4: Chants of the protests
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Mira Abdel Malak is part of a women's activist group who write special chants during the recent protests. Most of their songs go viral in an instant either because they are loved or because they are hated. Mira tells us her story.Av Nicolas Dahan
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Hi.Keefak.Thawra? Episode 3: Voices of the People
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For our 3rd installment of the thawra-focused mini-series, we talk to Natalia from Haki Thawra, a daily public forum happening in downtown at the Samir Kassir Garden. Every evening, people gather to share their experiences, their worries, and their questions on an open mic. For more and to see live streams, follow @hakithawra on Instagram.…
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Hi.Keefak.Thawra? Episode 2: Arming protesters with knowledge
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Sara Sibai, TEDx organizer, is now forming talks in Gibran Khalil Gibran Garden (near the ESCWA building downtown). She and her friends pooled their skills and contacts to launch Bedna Na3rif, a series of daily teach-ins lead by professors, lawyers and experts so protesters are better equipped with the knowledge they need to build a better Lebanon.…
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Hi.Keefak.Thawra? Episode 1: Feeding the protests
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First episode of a mini series about the people on the ground during the protest fighting to make Lebanon a better place. Founder of Matbakh El Balad, Wael Lazkani, Lebanese chef is feeding thousands of people for free with his soup kitchen. Listen to his story.https://www.instagram.com/matbakhelbalad/…
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ONE YEAR anniversary Episode : Meet the hosts
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This episode was recorded before the revolution started. We meet the hosts Samir and Farrah. Who are they? What's their story?Av Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 19 - Technology - Artificial Intelligence in Lebanon
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Beirut AI: Teaching and connecting people to the AI technology to innovate and solve problems.Website: https://beirut.city.aiFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeirutAI/Av Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 18 - Politics - Can Oil and Transparency mix well ?
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Diana Kaissi, Executive Director at the Lebanese Oil and Gas Initiative tells us about their role in making the Oil and Gas industry transparent. Hosts: Samir Ballouz and Farrah BerrouLOGI: www.logi-lebanon.orgPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/abetterbeirutAv Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 17 - Business - Star Tech: The Next Generation
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Fadi Bizri, partner at B&Y Venture Partners and co-founder of SE Factory, meets Farrah and Samir. They discuss entrepreneurship in Lebanon, investing in new technologies and the job market for developers.B&Y Partners : https://byvp.comSE Factory: https://sefactory.ioAv Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 16 - Art - Nehna, wol Amar, wol Jeeran
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Collectif Kahraba is an organisation that fights to make art available to all. Founder of the movement, Aurelien Zouki, tells us about the events all over Lebanon that they promote and the artist residency they support at the Hammana Artist house.Collectif Kahraba: https://www.collectifkahraba.org/Hammana Artist House: https://www.hah-lb.org/…
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EPISODE 15 - LMT - Hike 10Km, Gain 10Kg
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We have Alia Fares from the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association. She explains the 470km trail going from the south to the north and the association behind it.For more info: https://www.lebanontrail.org/Av Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 14 - Photography - Going to the dark sites
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BeirutVersus is an organisation dedicated to what is above our heads. Khalil Azar founded Beirut Versus to share astronomical research, conduct professional astro-photography.https://www.instagram.com/beirutversusAv Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 13 - Business - Lebanese made funky socks
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We have Ralph Haiby, the co-founder of Sikasok. The brand is dedicated to create funky Lebanese design socks. From tarboush to arguileh, everything goes.Ralph talks about how it all started, the struggles to have a business running, the community and designs.Sikasok:https://www.instagram.com/sikasok_/https://sikasok.com/…
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EPISODE 12 - Music - How Beirut got her groove back
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This episode we meet with the BGC: Jackson Allers - Natalie Shooter - Ernesto ChahoudThey are the base of Beirut's underground music scene. People fly to listen to their vinyl only parties. We have them for a chat to talk about who they are, what they do and where they are going.Av Nicolas Dahan
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EPISODE 11 - Jaleesa - The Babysitting App
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Jaleesa is an application that delivers babysitters. We interview Hassan Bayloun, founding member of this award winning online plateform.https://www.jaleesa.co/https://www.instagram.com/jaleesakidsAv Nicolas Dahan
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