Tag: beirut

Lina Abouhalka

Lina Abouhalka

October 28, 2018

After a building collapsed on her first jewelry store (and on her!), Lina Abouhalka picked herself up and refused to give up. She worked from home until finally re-opening her brand new boutique, Coucaline Style with Passion. It was [...]

Zeina Zeidan – Part 1

Zeina Zeidan – Part 1

July 17, 2018

Part 1 of my sit down with Zeina Zeidan Maalouly, chair of the board of Royal Financials. She’s the first woman to chair the board of a financial institution in Lebanon.

Joumana Haddad

Joumana Haddad

April 27, 2018

Joumana Haddad is a Lebanese author, public speaker, journalist and women’s rights activist. She’s now running for parliamentary elections and looking to drive change in her beloved country. I had the wonderful opportunity [...]

Jemmy Saab

Jemmy Saab

April 2, 2018

I had the chance to meet incredibly sweet and contagiously cheerful Jemmy Saab. Once she completed her hospitality degree, straight after university, Jemmy founded SELECT Agency to offer hosts and hostesses for events and functions [...]

Eyona Tawk

Eyona Tawk

March 22, 2018

I had the pleasure of sitting down with incredibly sweet and soft spoken Eyona Tawk. Not only has she been modelling since she was a baby, she became a mother herself at the age of 19! Horseback rider, mom of two, model across the [...]

Mariana Wehbe, Queen of PR

Mariana Wehbe, Queen of PR

May 31, 2017

I was immediately fascinated by this beautiful woman’s intoxicating energy and refreshing straightforwardness. She walked into Le Gray Hotel, downtown Beirut, elegantly dressed, and I knew right away from her approachable [...]

The Mukhi Sisters

The Mukhi Sisters

March 19, 2017

As I walked into the lovely shop in downtown Beirut, just steps away from iconic Chanel, I was greeted by beautiful, upbeat, and smiley young women. You’d be forgiven for not realizing that these down to earth women are the creative [...]

The city that refuses to die

The city that refuses to die

October 14, 2016

Beirut is known to be the city of contrasts. I travel so often to Lebanon that I honestly no longer notice the disparity. My Greek colleague brought this to my attention when he travelled to Beirut for the very first time a couple of [...]

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