With 1 in 4 people living with at least one mental health issue in Lebanon, it is important that the conversation around mental health never ends. And our special guest on this week's episode of "Libnanie with Elie" continues the dialogue of this silent epidemic through his whimsical and wonderful Squid Game-esque illustrations.
Rafik El Hariri, an artist, ... Show More
Jun 2022
Famous Lebanese Illustrator: Sketching Daily Life, Nostalgia, and Hope
<p>From being known as “the kid who can draw” amongst family members to getting featured in GQ Middle East’s “50 faces of Lebanon’s global creative community,” interior architect and illustrator Tony Maalouf has been successfully associating his emotionally-filled mixed media art ... Show More
15m 20s
Jul 2018
E09 - Mental health matters (ft. Dr. Naif Al Mutawa)
In this week's episode, with Dr. Naif Al Mutawa - a renowned psychologist and hypnotist, and the creator of The 99 - we discuss the issue of mental health, its stigmatization, and the role governments and religious leaders need to play in order to help. -------------- To get in t ... Show More
47m 29s
Nov 2019
Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Lina Ghaibeh
Khatt interviews Lina Ghaibeh, illustrator, animator, and comics artist about her practice and the potential of graphic narratives in giving voice to unheard and unexpected narratives from the Arab world. Ghaibeh believes in the power of visual storytelling and of expressing thro ... Show More
35m 55s