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This Spring, "Amalgame" (exhibition of posters from this blog) will be touring Lebanon, along with book signings! Click on image for more details!Da Book!
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In the PRESS
06/02/2010
Interview on mtv about the blog, book, exhibitons, comics, illustrations and life. Here it is in 2 parts:
03/02/2010
Interview on BBC Arabic, about the blogging experience in Lebanon compared to other Arab countries. Here it is:
For the full episode, check out fellow blogger Samer Karam’s post who was also interviewed.
30/01/2010
Interview on Future TV with Amer Tabsh in their morning show along with Ayman Itani & Samer Karam. Here it is in 3 parts:
15/01/2010
Lecture and workshop at AUB covered in AUB’s Bulletin news.
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18/12/2009
Article about Amalgam exhibition at the CCF in L’hebdo magazine
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16/12/2009
Article about Amalgam in Al Akhbar newspaper. Thank you Sanaa!
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13/12/2009
Thank you to TéléLiban who filmed Amalgam exhibition at the CCF and aired a report about it in their morning show “صباح الخير يا لبنان”
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11/12/2009
Thank you to nowlebanon.com who have covered the CCF exhibition in their arts & culture page!
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07/12/2009
A big thank you to Jenny Saleh for both features! Reminder: The exhibition at CCF in ongoing until Dec 22, so if you did not visit yet, it’s not too late!
No posts today, as I am preparing you some “surprises” for the holiday season! Stay tuned!
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26/11/2009
Interview on Nataloo Show on New TV with Lebanese Minister of Tourism Fadi Abboud.
Part 1:
Part 2:
Thanks to Christine, Nathalie & all the team of the show who made this happen.
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18/11/2009
I was delighted to be the first artist chosen by Agenda Culturel to introduce their new section: illustrated Q & A’s
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16/11/2009
Presentation of the blog and book at the 1st Arab Creative Commons Salon in Amman in front of Prince Ali from Jordan, Joi Ito, and many others. Amazing experience.
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11/2009
Article about amalgam among ‘favourite features’ on TimeOut Beirut website.
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11/11/2009
Interview with Laurence Le Saux for French comics site bodoi.info
On the homepage:
The article:
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29/10/2009
Interview in Nahar Ashabab (Annahar supplement) with Hanadi Deiri.
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28/10/2009
Ain’t No Smoking 2nite poster in Daily Star.
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28/10/2009
I accidentally came across this selection from the “Trip to Sannine” post, while going through the first magazine I picked up at the hairdresser: Elle Orientale’s October 2009 issue. Here is the page:
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21/10/2009
Pecha Kucha 6 Beirut, presentation. Thank you so much Ayman for filming it!
Pecha Kucha night on iloubnan.info.
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16/10/2009
Interview with women magazine marie claire italy. Thank you Rossana Campisi for the feature
Online:
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14/10/2009
I was fortunate to meet Ghada Azzi, managing editor of ArabAd magazine at the book signing. Below is an interview I had with her. Thank you so much Ghada
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02/10/2009
Radio Interview with le mouv’
Laurence Le Saux, french journalist, got in touch with me for an interview about the book, that she saw at Virgin.
We met at Torino Café in Gemmayzé, where I also got to meet Emilie Mazoyer, who interviewed me for the french radio le mouv’. You can listen to the interview here.
I’m also posting you the interview right below (Thank you so much Patrick Semaan for helping me with this!)
[audio=http://mayazankoul.com/MUSIC/maya-bande-a-part_jeudi.mp3]
Interview with French magazine Télérama.fr
As for Laurence’s interview for Télérama.fr, you can see it here.
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01/10/2009
Interview with TimeOut Beirut’s Natasha Dirani: A day out to the Silk Museum of Bsous.
On the cover!!
On the 1st page!
The way too nice article! (Thank you so much Natasha!) Click to enlarge
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17/09/2009
Interview about book release on Future TV, in their morning show with Ghada Abou Adal.
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15/09/2009 – 16-09/2009
A successful meeting of many Lebanese bloggers in T-Marbouta organized by Mission Culturelle Française in collaboration with RFI (Radio France Internationale) and Rue89. Event was covered by several media, which you can find below. (Click on images or links to view/hear them). Event was followed the next day by a radio interview, featuring Samer Karam from Blogging Beirut, David Hury from Chroniques Beyrouthines, Tarek Chemaly from Beirut NTSC, and Jad Bitar and myself.
French Albalad’s coverage:
Rue89’s coverage:
RFI: (Click here to listen to the interview)
Other websites/blogs:
iLoubnan.info’s coverage of the event
Blogging Beirut’s coverage of the event
Beirut NTSC’s coverage of the event
Plus961’s coverage of the event
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09/09/2009
Interview with L’Orient-le-Jour. Thank you Colette Khalaf. It was lovely to meet you and talk to you!
(Click on image to enlarge)
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02/09/2009
Interview with albalad newspaper. Thank you Farid Kamar, reading it was very encouraging to me!
http://www.albaladonline.com/html/story.php?sid=75753
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31/08/2009
Article about the book by Nada Akl on ilouban.info. Thank you Nada!
http://www.iloubnan.info/en/article/id/37715/lebanon/Amalgam:-The-quirky-world-of-Maya-Zankoul
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26/08/2009
Interview with the very lovely Paola Salwan from Café Thawra. I was very glad to meet a proactive and committed lady, working for women’s rights!
http://cafethawra.blogspot.com/2009/08/coffee-with-maya-zankoul.html
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25/08/2009
Article about the blog & book in al akhbar newspaper.
http://www.al-akhbar.com/ar/node/153341
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18/08/2009
Report about the book signing event on Rotana News.
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16/08/2009
Report about the book signing event on Future News morning show. Thank you Tanya!
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13/08/2009
Interview with Chris Sisserian for The Daily Star. Click here to read or click on the image below to enlarge it. Thank you Chris!
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09/08/2009
Interview about the book launching with Karen Boustany, Kitab sequence, on MTV.
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07/08/2009
Maya Zankoul’s Amalgam Book on NOW Lebanon’s Summer Reading list. Thanks Maya & Tim!
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06/08/2009
Maya Zankoul’s Amalgam Book in L’Orient Littéraire, litterature supplement with the newspaper L’Orient le Jour. Thanks Alex!
(Click on the image to view in large size)
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18/06/2009
Maya’s Amalgam in a report on Future TV at 8.45 am in ‘أخبار الصباح’ morning show.
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17/06/2009
Maw2af.org in Al Balad newspaper.
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16/06/2009
Live interview and report about Maya’s Amalgam on AL HURRA channel, Al Yowm program, at 9.15 pm with Mona Wehbe, report by Roula Najem. Thank you for making this experience that I was dreading so lovely and easy! You were wonderful!
Part 1:
Part 2:
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14/06/2009
Comics from Maya’s Amalgam & maw2af.org were showcased on LBC news. Find below the report:
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06/06/2009
In an article about lebanese elections, Nathalie Bontems quoted Maya’s Amalgam on Slate.fr
http://www.slate.fr/story/6199/elections-liban-hezbollah-femmes-islamistes-chretiens-guerre
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05/06/2009
Interview with THE DAILY STAR newspaper. Thank you Marc Abi Zeid!
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=102693
Click on the image below to see it in full size.
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04/06/2009
Maya’s Amalgam in Sawt Al Shabab supplement distributed with Al Akhbar and Al Nahar newspapers.
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04/06/2009
Interview with THE NATIONAL newspaper. Thank you Rym Ghazal!
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090604/FOREIGN/706039796/1002
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01/06/2009
Interview with NOWLEBANON. Thank you Maysam Ali for this lovely interview!
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=96030&MID=123&PID=2
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24/04/2009
An illustration from the blog has been used in an article from “les observateurs”.
You can check it on the link below:
http://observers.france24.com/fr/content/20090424-sois-belle-vote-plus-mauvais-slogan-campagne-legislative-libanaise
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