. Art in your Pocket: ATC
What Artist Trading Cards are, how to make them, where to see or find them, and a bunch of techniques and ideas to get you started. It seems this article is now the web's #1 ATC primer!

. Jana Eid: Finding oneself through Colour
Written for the Daily Star.

. Tilemaking: An unusually successful retirement occupation
Written for the Daily Star.

. Nizar Sabour: A personal reflexion on religious imagery
Written for the Daily Star.

. Lara Baladi, Joumana Jamhouri: Two photographers
Written for the Daily Star.

. Fulvio Codsi: Histoires à dormir debout
Written for the Daily Star.

. Joseph El Khoury: Conceptual industrial design for Lebanon
Written for the Daily Star.

. George Merheb: A constantly reinvented iconic language
Written for the Daily Star.

. L'Artisan du Liban: Design in the service of a social and cultural mission
Written for the Daily Star.

. Janine Rubeiz and Dar el Fan: Reminiscence of a golden era
Written for the Daily Star.

. Joanna Seikaly: Soft cubism
Written for the Daily Star.

. Nabil Ghandour: Turning pigments into light
Written for the Daily Star.

. Jean-Luc Fournier: "Il n'y a pas que des cèdres au Liban"
Written for the Daily Star.

. Flavia Codsi: The intensity of studied hyper-realism
Written for the Daily Star.

. Chawki Daou: Archaeology and jewelry design brought together
Written for the Daily Star.

. Seta Manoukian: Art from deep within
Written for the Daily Star.

. The monotheism of Ancient Egypt

. The world shaping Egyptian beliefs

. Egyptian Amulets

. Gemstones in folklore
Etymologies of gemstone names, creation legends and special beliefs associated to them.

. Jade and the Chinese
Symbolism and magic for this beautiful green stone, and its special meaning to me.

. A (sharp) look at Reiki symbols
Out with the fluff and glamour -- a study of their actual meanings and origins

. Japanese lifestyle

. Japanese paper and its uses

. The Contrade and Palio of Siena

. Setting facts straight about Egypt

. Ethiopian mass brings together expatriate community
Written for the Daily Star.

. Dr Antoine Harb: Lebanon, A Name Through 4000 Years
Written for the Daily Star.

. For God and King: Vendée 1793
Under the French Revolution, Vendée paid a heavy price for its faith and its loyalty to the King. To this day the locals keep the memory of their resistance alive.

. Brunelleschi and Santa Maria del Fiore
The story of the building of Brunelleschi's great Dome that signalled the beginning of the architectural Renaissance.

. Alberti's Conformità
An overview of this principle and how it sometimes dictated apparently contradictory architectural forms during the Renaissance.

. The archaeological site of Yanouh
Written for the Daily Star.

. The Arabic verb and Barbapapa
A reference article with colloquial examples for the ability of Arabic verbs to morph in order to express meaning.

. The Korat island's hybrid writing system
A study of an unusual script.

. Similarities in language between Lebanon and Japan

. Sign, symbol, semiotics... what the??
An introduction to the "science that studies the life of signs within a society" and to its terminology.

. Do you speak Convention?
Observations on the way linguistic elements are present and necessary in unexpected places -- even illustrations make no sense if we don't "speak their language".

. The notion of meaning
A word's meaning seldom corresponds to what it is used for.

. Thinking in tongues
Language influences thinking: this is often heard, but what exactly does that imply?

. Talin Der Grigorian: a postmodern approach to the use of symbolism in Armenia.
Written for the Daily Star.

. The Tao in Taiji Quan
How the martial art expresses the philosophy; Click on Library then on the article. Written for Pathfour.com

. Avedis Seropian: Raising Lebanon's profile the World Wu Shu Championship.
Written for the Daily Star.

. Oumnia: Caring for children in hospitals
Written for the Daily Star.

. Antonia Kanaan: A "super tour guide" for Lebanon
Written for the Daily Star.

. Classes Oranges: Customized teaching for "in-between" kids
Written for the Daily Star.

. Hamid Ben Mahi: French hip-hop at its most innovative
Written for the Daily Star.

. Prof. Georges Tohme: The current state of the flora in Lebanon
Written for the Daily Star.

. Writing papers that set a standard
My method for creating an impeccable structure for 30-pages assignments and short articles alike