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About Baskinta: Joseph Ghaleb Karam, Founder of the Lebanon Mountain Trail

One man's longing for the mountains of Baskinta became a 470-kilometer trail that gave every Lebanese a path back home.
Duration 5 min read
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Grande Coulee Challenge

Skiers, snowshoers and mountain lovers gathered on Mount Sannine as the inaugural Grande Coulee Challenge celebrated Lebanon's snowy heartland.
Duration 3 min read

Der Mimas: The Lighthouse of the South

Home to 2,000-year-old olive trees and a rebuilt monastery, Der Mimas earned its name: the lighthouse of Lebanon's south.
Duration 7 min read
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A Tale of Two Worlds: Kfarmishki

A 400-person village in West Bekaa and a diaspora scattered across continents: how Kfarmishki mirrors Lebanon's own identity, in miniature.
Duration 3 min read

Baskinta on the Writers’ Trail

“I am the son of the road, my country is a caravan and my life is the most unexpected of voyages. I...
Duration 4 min read

In the Time of the Mulberry

Three women, one war-torn mountain: a debut novel resurrects Lebanon's silk-era Ottoman past and the sacrifices etched into its silence.
Duration 9 min read
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