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CS Beirut: Bernard Khoury
Bernard started by telling us a little about himself. Born in Beirut, he moved to America to study Architecture. After graduating he was tempted back to his homeland by the …
CS Beirut: Jackson Allers
Jackson Allers was our final speaker at Obros. Writer, journalist, DJ, and event organiser, Jackson talked about the journey he had been on that brought him from America to Beirut. …
CS Beirut: Andre Rau
Joining us for the second day was internationally renowned fashion and celebrity photographer, Andre Rau. He talked about the origins of his career, befriending Roman Polanski at the age of …
CS Beirut: Nasri Atallah
Nasri Atallah is a freelance copywriter and social media strategist. Nasri also writes the acclaimed blog ourmaninbeirut.com. He describes it as ‘the musings of a frustrated returning expat’ (Nasri spent …
CS Beirut: Kameel Hawwa
The first speaker of the day was writer, artist and teacher Kameel Hawwa. He began by talking about his typographic work and the unique process he uses to produce it. …
CS Beirut: Day 2
Unsurprisingly, there were a few sore heads on the second morning of CS Beirut. Thankfully, it was nothing a bit of breakfast and a round of strong coffees couldn’t fix. …
CS Beirut: Toni Oyry
The first session of the day was a chance to hear from Toni Oyry, Project Manager of Shankaboot, the world’s first Arab speaking interactive web series. Started in 2009, Shankaboot tackles …
CS Beirut: Roger Moukarzel
The next speaker was the incredible Roger Moukarzel. A truly inspirational character and an amazing storyteller, he talked about his ’3 lives’, childhood, as a war photographer, and then as …
CS Beirut: Yomar Augusto
Last to speak on the first day as Yomar Augusto, graphic and type designer, artist and lecturer. Yomar started by talking a little about how it all started. When he …
CS Beirut: Day 1
The first thing that struck me about Beirut during my taxi ride in the morning was how diverse it was to look at. The city is still in rehabilitation and …
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