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A column written by "Al-Mawed" Editor-in-chief, May Serbey Chehab, in which she discusses various topics in social, cultural and artistic fields.

Maestro of generations

By May Serbey Chehab | on Jun 01, 2015

Since the creative maestro Salim Sahab settled in Cairo, he was able to create for himself an artistic aura that emerged from his talent and his cultured and aware artistic personality. As soon as Salim Saha...

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Why did Mohamed Abdel Wahab not record the last verse of the poem “Ya Jarat Al Wadi”?

By May Serbey Chehab | on May 16, 2015

May 3rd was the twenty-fourth anniversary of the passing of the musician of generations (Mohamed Abdel Wahab), and these days the Arab audience that lived with Mohamed Abdel Wahab misses this exceptiona...

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Laila Al Solh planted in hearts an irrepressible love

By May Serbey Chehab | on May 02, 2015

A few weeks ago, Minister Leila Solh Hamadeh visited Paris and met with the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova, where the conclusion of a cooperation agreement between the organization and the Alwa...

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The struggle is still going on

By May Serbey Chehab | on Apr 04, 2015

March is the month of women, as on the 8th of this month, the world celebrates International Women’s Day and the Arab world celebrates Mother’s Day. Hence, there are many conferences and seminars that focus ...

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King Ahmed Fouad: "My Egyptian diplomatic passport is an honor for me and I am optimistic that the situation in Lebanon will not deteriorate"

By May Serbey Chehab | on Mar 21, 2015

I was keen to follow the interview conducted by the media figure Wael El-Ibrashy with the former King of Egypt, Ahmed Fouad, in his home in Geneva, firstly because I knew King Ahmed Fouad and his wife at the...

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Faten Hamama: Why is she the lady of the Arab screen?

By May Serbey Chehab | on Jan 23, 2015

In the days of anxiety, fear and violence, beauty no longer had a place, so she chose to distance herself and depart. Her heart, which had always beat with love and sprinkled beautiful perfume and art on the...

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The suffering of the Lebanese artist ended at the hospital doors

By May Serbey Chehab | on Dec 27, 2014

For generations, many Lebanese artists have suffered from the scarcity and difficulty of finding the price of treatment and medicine in their health crises, and their lives ended without anyone standing by t...

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Sabah's advice: Rejoice!

By May Serbey Chehab | on Dec 05, 2014

My relationship with the late great artist Sabah goes back to the day I was born. She was the first to visit my family in the hospital to congratulate me. Since that day, a relationship of love and friendshi...

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On the twentieth anniversary of his passing, Badih Serbey still fills the heart and memory

By May Serbey Chehab | on Oct 24, 2014

On such days, the twentieth anniversary of the passing of the great late journalist Badih Serbey passes, who enriched the Arab press with masterpieces of writing, whether through the magazines “Al-Mawed” or ...

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