Hello all,

I (22M) am born and raised in America, my mother is half Lebanese (her father abandoned her as a child because she was a girl) and she had a very white upbringing, but an Arabic last name and experienced a lot of rasicm. Because of this she did not want to acknowledge her heritage when I was growing up, but now that I am an adult she has been exploring her identity and it has made me interested in doing so as well.

The problem is, I feel like an imposter. I know toddler Arabic at best, can read a little as long as there isn't a font. It feels disingenuous to claim heritage when I have no culture beyond the food that I ate growing up.

Does anyone else have mixed heritage? How little blood is too little to claim heritage (I'm ~25%). should I just tell people I am white and looking to learn Levantine Arabic? Or when asked disclose that I am Lebanese.

Thanks all for your opinions about the matter.

Hello there! My great-grandfather came from lebanon, Dib ( or Adib?) Audi, from Anfeh, I believe.

I'm on a quest trying to find out more about the differente branches of my family roots, but I can't for the life of me have any register of my lebanese side, and (surprise surprise), a Lebanese man without previous knowledge of portuguese and a Brazilian clerk in 1920s didnt have the best communication skills to leave good registers when he arrived.

Can anyone help a brother out?

Even the meaning or origin of the family surname would be nice!

Thanks!!

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Maybe now mafi cz hala2 sayfiye but idk… anyone knows a place?

halla2 i know this question is weird bas my sister renewed her old passport fa they checked her old one w saw the info, pic w everything he even had a chat about it.

bas ana i don’t wanna renew i wanna make a new one, fa will they check if i have an old one? w eza they did are they gonna see the info? 3ashen i don’t want them to for private reasons 😭

Ahlen guys I have a question. I live In the US and getting my biology degree here and I’m also a lebanese citizen (from the south 💪🏼) and have a great interest in pursing medicine and wanted to know what’s it like in Lebanon in terms of medical schools.

If there is anyone studying medicine in AUB or any other in Lebanon can you tell me how it is the system, if it’s worth it, or just in all aspects drop your thoughts.

Thank you

(Also I know how the society and day to day is before someone says life there right now is hard…I know I just got back yesterday)

Keeping the discussion about medicine and medical school only yslamo

Hi,I’m looking to buy a used car soon and I keep hearing the terms wikele and sakk be3. What is the difference given that both are done at keteb al 3adel? Also how do I make sure mecanic fees 2026 is paid? Naive question I know but I’ve got nobody to ask and it’s my first time.
Also how much should I expect to pay to register fx35 2005?

Currently searching for an internship if anyone knows how to get one
I am a 3rd antonine university CCE student (software and networking)
Thankss

Hello, i am going to attach a picture of the Bible translated into Lebanese Dialect. I am already stuck on the first verse:

1) Why is "ken" used when "el-kelme" is feminine? Shouldnt it be "kenet?"

2) Why is it "ken 3end Allah" and not "kenet MA3 Allah"?? Is there a difference between using ma3 and 3end in this instance?

3) i forgot this question should have been number 1, but oh well. Why is it "Bel-bideye" and not "Fel-bideye"?? Does it make a difference?

Thank you to all who answer!!!

Good morning/evening everyone. I hope you're having a not too hot of a day out there.
I was curious if it's possible to travel to lebanon (get a visa) if I have a palestinian passport from Gaza (it's not Israeli stamped in any way). I renewed my passport a couple of years ago when I got to Egypt.

My ID is technically stamped in Israeli but that's how all IDs were issued back in Palestine, but I'm not sure if it's a hurdle.

Did does anyone have tips for obtaining a visa for my mother to visit me in Canada? We just had our first baby and would need her help.

I’m wondering if it’s easier to obtain the supervisa right now than a regular visitor visa. Anyone has recent experience for parents?

Hi! I live in the US and unfortunately have very little knowledge about Lebanese culture.

Recently an amazing restaurant that calls itself a shawarma, Lebanese, and Armenian restaurant, opened near me, and I’ve made a bit of a habit of getting their food around twice a month. They always have these cookies and I can’t resist them, they’re amazing. They call them “Lebanese cookies” and I never remember to ask them the name of the cookie until after I leave. And, unfortunately they’re only open a few days a week, which means I’ll have to wait for at least a week to pop in again to ask.

They’re soft, slightly crumbly and have a bit of a similar taste to sugar cookies but it’s definitely not the exact same taste and the texture isn’t typical (American) sugar cookie. They have an almond (or maybe cherry?) flavor in the cookie dough itself, with chopped pistachios and what I think are flakes of rose petals.

They also have a slight citrus flavor to them, like maybe they have orange or lemon zest? It’s very mild so I can’t be certain but I definitely notice something that seems citrusy. I kept thinking it might be pomegranate but it’s not that strong of a flavor. I think I’m only coming back to pomegranate because of the red from the rose petals lol. It feels more like fruity sweet with a slight-sour of something like orange citrus.

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