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Languages - Geopolitics - Artificial intelligence - Naming - Super Intelligence

The power behind a name

From superintelligence to Türkiye and Denali, names do more than label. They shape meaning, identity, memory and the way history itself is understood.

By Nami El Khazen
Languages - Lebanon - Diaspora - Culture - Lebanese diaspora - Gibran Khalil Gibran - Lebanese poet - Lebanese writer - São Paulo - Brazil - Art and philosophy

From Bsharri to São Paulo: Gibran’s words transcend borders

By The Beiruter
Languages - Lebanese Arabic - Levantine Arabic - Aramaic influence - Phoenician language - Dialect pronunciation - Language history - Lebanese Arabic - Lebanese dialect - Phoenician roots

The Lebanese dialect: A medley of influences

Lebanese Arabic is a unique, melodic dialect shaped by centuries of history, culture, and foreign influences, from Aramaic to French.

By Alia Fawaz