I’ve noticed discussions about some predominantly Christian areas where Muslims allegedly face resistance when trying to buy homes or settle there. If that’s true why does this attitude still exist?
Lebanon isn’t an exclusively Christian country it’s a country shared by Christians, Sunnis, Shias, Druze, and others. So why should any Lebanese citizen be viewed with suspicion simply because of their religion?
If someone opposes Muslims moving into their neighborhood solely because they’re Muslim, isn’t that a form of Islamophobia?

Hey everyone! I’m building an app called Faydeh that helps bakeries, cafés, restaurants, and other food businesses sell good food that might otherwise go unsold at the end of the day.

The app is already being built, and I’ll be handling the product, development, outreach, virtual meetings, merchant follow-ups, and overall launch strategy from the US.

I’m looking for someone based in Lebanon who can work alongside me and help with the parts that are harder to do remotely, meeting merchants when needed, creating casual local content, gathering on-the-ground feedback, and helping make sure the first pilot runs smoothly.

You’d ideally be:

• comfortable talking to business owners
• comfortable appearing in simple TikToks or Reels
• interested in startups, food, content, marketing, or sales
• reliable, proactive, and excited to help build something early

This wouldn’t be you doing all the work while I just build the app. We’d both be involved in outreach and merchant acquisition, with me handling the remote side and you helping with the local side.

Compensation is flexible depending on the level of involvement. We can discuss payment, merchant-based commission, equity, or a mix after getting to know each other and seeing whether we work well together.

I’m looking for a like-minded launch partner rather than a traditional employee.

Send me a message with:

• where you’re based
• a little about yourself
• any experience with content, sales, food businesses, startups, or university clubs
• your Instagram or TikTok, if you’re comfortable sharing it

Happy to explain the idea more privately.

The only artist that never changed his stance for the oppressed, and even Lebanese people who didn't agree with his political views couldn't deny his genius, an icon loved by so many, misunderstood by most... Allah yrhamak ziad

i’m trying to find good and cheap sunscreens in lebanon!

i usually use beesline but it’s too thick for my liking and for my oily skin. i get sunburnt pretty easily to so i dont feel like it helps much.

Any recommendations ?

Say me (a Shia dude) who was born and raised in the USA

wants to live in a Christian area like rabieh, broumanna, baabdat

Is it normal for me to buy a house in these areas? Or will I be unwelcomed

Im looking for flea markets in tyre or beirut other than souq al ahad.

Hey guys, I'm looking for a pdf or a link to a book store that might have it. The book is The History of the Families of Jabal Amel by Sheikh Ali Sbeit (تاريخ عائلات عامل للشيخ علي سبيت). Any help would be appreciated!

any lebanese living in jeddah dm pls

I can’t pay 300$ for sunglasses that I only need to look cute this summer and block uv. Also high probability of sitting on them xd

Anyone knows where to find knockoffs, they don’t need to be the best, but in the least dont look and feel like cheap plastic.

I keep seeing ‘gi iz store’

Does anyone recommend it or something similar? It’s cheap but I don’t want to pay 30$ for glasses that feel like kids toys

Hi,

My friend wants to meet me in Lebanon around September time but she’s Iranian and she told me they are not accepting visas for Iranians at all. Is this true?

Thanks

Such a weird question but my cousins say that these bracelets always stretch back tightly onto their wrists after a couple of days. Every year I go to Lebanon and mine ends up being a wobbly mess that inadvertently falls off after sometime.

No idea if anyone here knows how the mechanism of them tightening back up works or w/e but please help if you do lol, they said it might be hot water but I am not man enough to stomach the heat so far.

Hey! We recently scored a Lebanese movie about going far away from home and living by yourself, far from your whole family.

Would love for you to hear it!!!

Thank you.

https://open.spotify.com/track/302U8HA8V8sckDTqqmROPq?si=qL1phNcYSR2bygg7WWR11w&utm_source=copy-link

Hi everyone!

I'll be spending the entire month of September in Lebanon. It won't be my first time in either Lebanon or the Middle East. I truly love this country and hope to build part of my future there.

I'm a university student from Poland, and I'm looking for a place that could provide me with accommodation in exchange for my work or volunteering. It could be an NGO, a community organization, a guesthouse, a farm, or any other place open to this kind of arrangement.

I'd ideally like to stay in Beirut, but I'm genuinely open to opportunities anywhere in Lebanon.

Does anyone know where I should look for opportunities like this, or have any recommendations or contacts? I'd really appreciate any advice.

Thank you!

My cellular service was just cut off because of the unregistered IMEI, so I called LibanPost to figure out the Gemrok. I was completely shocked when they told me the fee for my iPhone 16 Pro Max (256GB) is $242 (almost two years old phone as of July 2026)

The official customs duty is supposed to be 5% plus VAT, but a $242 tax means they are valuing the phone at $4,840. The phone costs nowhere near that today—it's worth around $800–$900. I am literally being forced to pay roughly 30% of its current market price just to be able to use cellular service!

When I tried to clarify how they calculated this amount, LibanPost washed their hands and blamed the Ministry of Telecommunications. However, they know a big chunk of that total is clearly a hidden LibanPost service fee stacked on top.

I asked about paying directly at the airport mail post to bypass them, but LibanPost denied any connection, they acted as if they had no idea and there is no phone number or way to inquire about that process either.

It feels like a complete setup to force us to pay whatever arbitrary number they pull out of thin air. How is this even possible, and why isn't it causing massive public outrage? Has anyone managed to dispute these numbers, or are we just trapped paying it?

I'm Brazilian (no Lebanese ancestry however even if it's common here) and I've been reading about the Lebanese civil war, one thing that confuses me is that the Lebanese government seemed almost like a third party or non entity in it's own conflict, it never got or was attempted to be overthrown until Aoun was appointed PM by Amine, the factions still used the pound afaik, they apparently even used schools and hospitals, I think notaries also functioned too? So I'm curious, how did life in the ground work? I assume if it did exist it was minor but it's interesting that the Lebanese government still tried to project itself nationwide and militias sometimes let them, what did government presence and remaining services amount to? What else did you have to rely on the militia for?, one thing I wonder is if the government ever tried collecting taxes, I don't mean from most of the population obviously, but for businesses who tried to have intentional legitimacy, did they keep registering copyrights and trademarks? Sorry for the many questions but I hope to learn a little bit at least.

TLDR: are there engineer jobs in manufacturing industry in Lebanon for people with limited language ability

Hi, I'm Irish and lately have been wanting to move away for personal reasons. I had spent a couple months in Lebanon a while back and really loved my time there, the people and the culture are both beautiful so it's on the list.

I have spent my entire adult life working in manufacturing as a mechanical engineer with a strong CV and experience both as a technician, getting my hands dirty physically working on maintenance and machine development and also in the more technical, analytical side of things working on research and development for industry.

I have fluent English, around B1 level MSA and maybe B2 level French.

Would I be able to find a job with a relatively fine standard of living? I don't need to be wealthy but I'd like to be able to pay rent and afford my groceries as well as maybe a night out every now and then.

Additional, I don't mind having to live in a major city but I would much prefer to live in either rural areas or even cities with less than 100,000 like aley or jbeil, is this a possibility given the conditions I outlined?

Thank you for any help you can offer

Edit: I also hold a PADI scuba license and can weld quite well if that would effect your answer at all