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About Mai Ghoussoub

Mai Ghoussoubis was a Lebanese artist, writer and publisher. She wrote numerous articles on culture and middle-eastern issues for international journals.

Articles by Mai Ghoussoub

Thursday 18th February

Beirut and contradiction: reading the World Press Photo award

The writer and Saqi publisher died on 17 February 2007. Her last article - on Beirut - is here. Plus: memory trio, and life journey
Monday 19th February

Penelopeia

“From the shores of the Mediterranean, I prefer to remember the warmth and the dance. From Beirut I do not want to speak of missed opportunities, but of a city that was opened to travellers, a tolerant harbour.” Artist, entrepreneur, writer, and openDemocracy friend, Mai Ghoussoub explains her love of words, images and ideas.
Tuesday 31st October

Lebanon: slices of life

The war shook the Lebanese inside out. Now – at rallies and parties, in art and life, with white anger and black humour - they are trying to make sense of it all. Mai Ghoussoub shares her journey into hearts and minds.
Tuesday 8th June

Who is serious?

A true response to the cruelty and humiliation of Abu Ghraib requires not dismissal or evasion but recognition of its disturbing human reality.
Sunday 9th May

Abu Ghraib: I do not know where to look for hope

The images of torture and humiliation inflicted by Americans on Arabs in Iraq’s Abu Ghraib leave Mai Ghoussoub in despair.
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