Category: Peacebuilding

• The Beirut Call Challenges Readers about Art and War & Crisis

  

  “The Beirut Call” challenges readers to consider alternatives for countries that face wars, crises, instability, and despair. When people experience grief and uncertainty, the arts offer one way, however small, to engage the people through deep and emotional connections. Read Middle East Quarterly’s review of “The Beirut Call.” Here’s the full version: https://elyssarpress.com/…/the-beirut-call-arts…/ Book available…

  Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

  3 Nov 2022

  Arab World, Arts, Content Creation, Cultural Resistance, Cultural Studies, Culture, Human Rights, Inclusion, Lebanese Diaspora, Lebanon, Middle Eastern Studies, Nabad, Peace Arts, Peacebuilding, Politics, Pop Culture, Revolution, Southwestern Asia, Violence, War, War Memory

  Arab World, Arts, Cultural Resistance, Culture, Dar al-Kalima University, Elyssar Press, Lebanon, Middle East, Nabad, nabad.art, Peace, Southwestern Asia, The Beirut Call

• The Beirut Call: The Strongest Souls Emerge Out of Suffering

  

  I am more than honored to be part of an amazing team of contributors whose testimonials, perceptions, narratives, and stories highlight the change-making arts and cultural scene here in Beirut. Together, these academics, poets, artists, activists, and individuals engaged in a wounded city, reveal glimpses of their thinking and doing, offering inspiration for other communities…

  Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

  14 Sep 2021

  Arab World, Arts, Communication, Content Creation, Cultural Resistance, Cultural Studies, Culture, Human Rights, Inclusion, Intercultural Dialogue, Lebanon, Middle Eastern Studies, Nabad, Peace Arts, Peacebuilding, Revolution, Southwestern Asia

  arts and culture, Arts for change, Beirut, Beirut port blast, Creativity for Change, Cultural Resistance, Dar al-Kalima University, Elyssar Press, Lebanon, Nabad, nabad.art, Revolution, support artists, The Beirut Call

• Nabad in Atlantico.fr: Making Changes in the Arts and Culture Scene in Lebanon following the Beirut Port Blast

  

  We are more than pleased to have our Nabad program mentioned by journalist Maya Khadra in Atlantico.fr as one of the change-makers in the arts and culture scene in Lebanon.

  Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

  5 Aug 2021

  Arab World, Arts, Cultural Resistance, Culture, Explosion, Lebanon, Nabad, Peace Arts, Peacebuilding, Revolution, Southwestern Asia

  Arab World, Arts, Beirut, Beirut Blast, Beirut port explosion, Cultural Resistance, Culture, Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture, Lebanon, Liban, Middle East, Nabad, nabad.art, Peace, Southwestern Asia

• We had to do something following the Beirut port blast

  

  This summer marks the release of the anthology The Beirut Call: Harnessing Creativity for Change, a collection [by the Nabad program – Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture] from Elyssar Press that features the work of 21 artists, poets, professors, and activists exploring the theme of art as essential, especially in the wake…

  Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

  25 Jun 2021

  Arab World, Arts, Content Creation, Cultural Resistance, Cultural Studies, Culture, Lebanon, Middle Eastern Studies, Peace Arts, Peacebuilding, Revolution, Southwestern Asia

  Arab World, Arts, Cultural Resistance, Culture, Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture, Elyssar Press, Lebanon, Middle East, Nabad, nabad.art, Peace, Southwestern Asia, The Beirut Call

• The Beirut Call Hardcover is now on Amazon

  

  Proud to announce that “The Beirut Call: Harnessing Creativity for Change” anthology hardcover is now available on Amazon, and as an ebook on Kobo.com, Lehmanns.de, Chapters.indigo.ca, and Fnac.com. Proceeds will help Nabad further support artists, small creative enterprises, and arts NGOs in Lebanon.

  Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

  20 May 2021

  Arab World, Arts, Content Creation, Cultural Resistance, Cultural Studies, Culture, Intercultural Dialogue, Lebanon, Middle Eastern Studies, Nabad, Peace Arts, Peacebuilding, Revolution, Southwestern Asia

  Anthology, Artists, arts and culture, Beirut, Book, Cultural Resistance, Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture, Elyssar Press, Hardcover, Lebanon, Nabad, nabad.art, support artists, The Beirut Call

• Interview – Alamghar.com

  

  Interview with Dr. Pamela Chrabieh by Guitta Maroun, on alamghar.com

  Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

  19 May 2021

  Arab World, Intercultural Dialogue, Interreligious Dialogue, Lebanon, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Religions, Southwestern Asia, War, War Memory

  Interreligious Dialogue, Interview, Lebanon, Peacebuilding, Religions and Peace, Testimonial, War, War Memory

• The Beirut Call Anthology is now Available on Lehmanns.de, Chapters.Indigo.ca and Fnac.com

  

  “The Beirut Call: Harnessing Creativity for Change”: Get your digital copy now!

  Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

  19 May 2021

  Cultural Resistance, Cultural Studies, Culture, Human Rights, Inclusion, Intercultural Dialogue, Lebanon, Middle Eastern Studies, Nabad, Peace Arts, Peacebuilding, Southwestern Asia, University

  Activism, Artists, Artivism, Arts, arts and culture, Beirut, Book, Cultural Resistance, Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture, ebook, Elyssar Press, Lebanon, Nabad, nabad.art, resilience, support artists, The Beirut Call

• The Beirut Call Anthology: Virtual Book Launch on May 9th 2021

  

  “THE BEIRUT CALL…Harnessing Creativity for Change!”⁠ is a new anthology in collaboration with @daralkalimauniversity, its program @nabad.art and @elyssarpress, a publishing press in Redlands, CA.Support our Lebanese artists and arts organizations!Follow us @elyssarpress, on facebook @thebeirutcall⁠ or go to elyssarpress/the-beirut-call/ for more information.VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH is set for Sunday May 9, 2021 at 10am PST…

  Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

  26 Apr 2021

  Arab World, Arts, Content Creation, Cultural Resistance, Cultural Studies, Culture, Heritage, Human Rights, Inclusion, Intercultural Dialogue, Lebanese Diaspora, Lebanon, Middle Eastern Studies, Nabad, Peace Arts, Peacebuilding, Politics, Revolution, Southwestern Asia

  arts and culture, Beirut, Cultural Resistance, Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture, Elyssar Press, Lebanon, Nabad, nabad.art, Social change, The Beirut Call

• Crawling Out from Under the Rubble: On Becoming Iconoclasts

  

  There are already engaged Lebanese academics and artists, iconoclasts, and they are making a difference, but more need to engage beyond their classrooms, books and academic journals, and ‘ateliers’, to be in the act of researching people, themselves, the dynamics of oppression and the politics of social interactions and injustices, to become aware of the…

  Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

  13 Apr 2021

  Arab World, Arts, Content Creation, Cultural Resistance, Culture, Diversity management, Education, Government, Human Rights, Inclusion, Lebanon, Middle Eastern Studies, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Politics, Religions, Sectarianism, Southwestern Asia, Youth

  Academia, Artists, arts and culture, Citizenship, Cultural Resistance, Education, Governance, Lebanon, Revolution, Social change

• Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture Interreligious Dialogue Regional Curriculum in the Arab World – March 26, 2021 Webinar

  

  We were honored to discuss our course outline Dr. Nadia Wardeh and I with our esteemed colleagues in Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and Qatar. Higher education in Southwestern Asia is in need of innovative regional curricula that promote dialogue towards conviviality and inclusive societies. Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture March 26, 2021 Webinar.

  Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

  26 Mar 2021

  Arab World, Content Creation, Cultural Studies, Diversity management, Education, Expertise, Inclusion, Intercultural Dialogue, Interfaith Dialogue, Interreligious Dialogue, Middle Eastern Studies, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Religions, Southwestern Asia, University, Webinar

  Arab World, Curriculum, Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture, Education, Higher Education, Interreligious Dialogue, Webinar