Voices of the Mahjar: Stories from the Lebanese Diaspora Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

In this episode, Dr. Hicham Safieddine and Dr. Akram Khater discuss nationhood, sovereignty, colonialism, and economic development and ideology through the lens of the financial systems in place throughout Lebanon’s history.

In this episode, Dr. Nadya Sbaiti discusses “Lessons in History: Schooling and Education in Modern Lebanon.” Her lecture is part of Tarikh, a series that features experts in Lebanese diaspora studies. The experts share stories that give participants insight into the history of Lebanon from the perspective of migrants in the global diaspora.

In this episode Dr. Owain Lawson and Dr. Akram Khater discuss the history of development and energy/electricity in mid-century Lebanon.

In this episode, Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish and Dr. Akram Khater discuss the expectations, debates, and transformations within both state institutions and popular movements in Lebanon as the country transitioned to an independent state.

In this epsiode, Dr. Ussama Makdisi and Dr. Akram Khater discuss a period in Lebanese/Ottoman history where thinkers and intellectuals in Bilad al-Sham began to imagine, discuss, and implement a new and secular political order to replace the old Ottoman system.

A first generation American of Lebanese descent, Helen Malhame became a leading fashion designer in New York. Watch the documentary: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeLZZhoUlWcHO3OPwPEPIY4mXBYY_f0sb