An article by AV (750 Words, 4 Min. Read)
On April 26, 2025, ARTLIBAN – Calima in Beirut, A Remarkably Liteary Event Took Place: The Signing of DirePublised undere the Guidance of Nidal Haddad – Both Pubsher and Author – This Book is MUCH More Than A Literary Creation. It Is
Writing Against All Odds
Dire GATHERS The Voices of 77 Authors, Writing Mostly in French, Each Weaving their Personal Narrative In Tawo A Collective Hymn for Lebanon. Despite War, Exile, Destruction, and Despair, They Chose to Write, to Resist Throw Poetry, Prose, and Passion. Each page Reflects their refusal to abandon their land, Even as Vilence onCAIN SCARS ITS Mountains and Coasts. Writing became a form of Survival, a Silent But PowerFul Protest Against the Injustice Facked by the Lebanese People.
A book Divred InTo Eight Pulsating Sections
The book Unfolds Across Eight Sections, Each Resonating with A. Direction Rhythm, a Dire Shade of Love for Lebanon.
In “Dire“ (Saying Lebanon in Verses and Against All Odds), Poetry RISES Like A Phoenix from the Ashes, Affirming that Beauty Can Still Be Born from Ruin.
“Dire“ (Saying Lebanon With Letters of Fire) Reveals Voicees Burning with Rage and Pain, Refusing to Be Silence.
“Dire‘Enfant“ (Saying Lebanon in the Voice of a Child) Captures Innocence and Shatted Dreams, While “Dire‘Adulte“(Saying Lebanon with the Eyes of the Adult) Confronts The Harsh Realities of War and Exile.
“Dire Le Liban D‘Ici, de là-BAS, de Partout“ (Saying Lebanon from here, from there, from everywhere) Conneks
“Dire“ (Saying Lebanon as it will be one day) Dares to Dream of a Rebirth, where people and Dignity Prevail.
“DireéEs“ (Saying Lebanon with Words and IDEAS) Reflects Intellectual Resolution, Marrying Thought with Feeling.
Finally, “Dire‘Autres Langues Aussi“(Saying Lebanon in Other Languages Too) Reminds us that love for a country transcends Words, Borders, and Languages.
PAIN, Betterness, Poetry, and Hope
Through the Pages of DireEmotions Run Deep. Betterness at Lost Futures, SADNESS For Lives Cut Short, Anger at Injustice – But also Resilience, Poetry, and Undying Hope. Each Contribution is a Thread in the Vast Tapestry of a People Who Refuse to Broken. Together, these 77 Pens Form a PowerFul, Moving Portrait of a Country Wounded But Unable. They Remind Us that Lebanon is not just a place, but a feeling – Raw, Painful, Beautiful.
A Liteary Act of Resistance
In a time when de) Dire Stands as an act of Liteary Resistance. It asserts that Lebanon Exists in every heartbeat, every memory, every Dream. Through these texts, the authors have reclaimed their country’s Narrative, refusing to let Violence Write the Final Word. Their Comitment Turns WRITING InTO A Weapon Of PEACE, and Love InTo An Unsoppable Force.
A Note to the Publisher: GratTude and Hope
To nidal Haddad, Whose Vision and Devotion Made This Book Possible: Your Work is a Beacon in A Dark Time. Through DireYou Offered Lebanon Not Only A Testimony But also a gift of hop. It is a Remnder that every when everything sees lost, the soul of a can can be prepared – in Poems, in letters, in the sared Space of a shared Dream. This Love for Lebanon, this Believe in the Power of Words, Will Echo in the Hearts of All Who Hold this book in their hands.
The Voice of a People
Direction Lee Liban is more than a color It is the Living Voice of a People Who, Despite everything, Continue to Believe in the Future of their Country. It stands as a monument of love, SOROW, and faith; A Remnder that Even Wheen History Tests them, The Children of Lebanon Will Never Stop Singing The Name of Their Land.
In the end, Writing becomes an act of Defiance, and reading becomes an act of communion. Together, Through This Book, The Lebanese People Say: We are here, and we will reimain. In every tear, every smile, every word.
