CHARLES AL-HAYEK: Lebanon's History, Heritage & Roots | Sarde (after dinner) Podcast #29

Charles al-Hayek, historian and researcher, working on bringing Lebanese and Arabic cultural heritage on social media. Don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel for more episodes & clips! https://bit.ly/SardeAfterDinner Watch More of Sarde https://bit.ly/SardeEpisodes This Sarde is brought to you by our incredible patrons at https://www.patreon.com/sardeafterdinner Without you guys, there is no Sarde (after dinner). Thank you. --- Chapters 00:00 – Charles Hayek, Man of History 02:11 – How do we approach history in Lebanon 03:14 – The Phoenicians and the identity crisis in Lebanon 08:44 – Breaking down the founding myths of Lebanon 11:24 – Was Fakhr Al Din an Emir? 14:22 – The history of the Ottoman rule in Lebanon (harsh taxation) 18:33 – The lies in Lebanon’s history 20:37 – Was there a historical conflict between Christians & Muslims in Lebanon 25:02 – The funny story about Fakhr Al Din and the roof tiles 27:45 – Colonialism & Orientalism 33:29 – Fraudulent Lebanese History Books and Maori fighters in Lebanon 38:01 – The forgotten famine of 1916 44:52 – The Crusaders myth about blonde hair and blue-eyed Lebanese 47:24 – The rejection of Arabism 52:12 – Israel’s hijack of cultures 54:00 – Assembling history through cuisine, and the history of Hummus, meghli and burghul 59:50 – The history of the Shiites in Lebanon 1:08:38 – The relationship between Shia in Lebanon and Iran (Jabal Amel) 1:11:15 – The Lebanese have a chance to build a common identity: what is common is more powerful than what separates us 1:17:52 – Lebanon has been in a constant state of war since 1911 1:19:54 – Zaitunay Bay was a brothel 1:20:56 – Lebanon’s horrible relationship with the sea 1:22:28 – The mainstream culture in Lebanon is a culture of exclusion 1:24:51 – The history of neighborhoods, places and streets’ names in Lebanon. 1:29:19 – The ugliness of Beirut is due to the ruling class’s carelessness 1:34:34 – 1920 Lebanon, the Lebanon we know has come to an end 1:37:52 – Is there hope? 1:40:00 –History will set you free --- Connect with Sarde | @sardeafterdinner https://www.instagram.com/sardeafterdinner https://www.facebook.com/sardeafterdinner https://twitter.com/sardeaftrdinner Listen to Sarde on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3nBjBGW Anghami - https://play.anghami.com/album/1014749034 Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3kE9MGn Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/2I6ndjS --- Connect with Médéa https://www.instagram.com/medea.azouri https://www.facebook.com/medea.azouri https://www.lorientlejour.com/author/3232-medea-azouri Connect with Mouin https://www.instagram.com/mouin.jaber Connect with Charles https://www.instagram.com/heritage_and_roots https://www.facebook.com/charles.a.hayek https://twitter.com/charles_a_hayek/status/1365269239398084611?s=21 https://youtube.com/channel/UCbMXXx8BWLCS-3cfi9V9tpA ---- Edited by Dana Abessamad ---- Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative. The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life. Digital Distribution: concast.me #Sardeafterdinner #Charles_Al-Hayek #MouinJaber #MedeaAzouri