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Bringing It Back: Lebanese Australian singer-songwriter Nicole Issa on the relationship between life and art
22 September 2026

Bringing It Back: Lebanese Australian singer-songwriter Nicole Issa on the relationship between life and art

By Marcus Khoudair It’s a prolific season for Lebanese Australian artist Nicole Issa. In addition to managing and facilitating socially-driven arts workshops for young people across Sydney’s west, and co-producing a short film proof-of-concept for an upcoming feature film—Nicole launched her career as an indie-pop singer and songwriter with her debut EP Bring It Back to Me, released on July 31st 2026. The result is an honest voyage through years of love, heartbreak, mourning, illness, and self-discovery, powered by layered harmonies, hand percussion,…

A Country and Peoples in Review: The Hon. Tony Abbott AC in conversation with Dr. Shane Geha
22 September 2026

A Country and Peoples in Review: The Hon. Tony Abbott AC in conversation with Dr. Shane Geha

By WLCU Sydney Editorial Team ‘From its beginning, modern Australia has been a place where only the very unlucky have missed out on a decent life. As the early convicts, then migrants from all over the world, and eventually even the descendants of the original inhabitants have largely found, people prepared to ‘have a fair go’ have normally been abundantly blessed with ‘getting a fair go’ in return. As a society, we are still less stratified than Britain and less individualistic than the…

From The WLCU Sydney Baker-in-Residence: Lemon and Pistachio Almond Cake
21 September 2026

From The WLCU Sydney Baker-in-Residence: Lemon and Pistachio Almond Cake

By Joseph Khoudair Pistachio… this humble and ancient morsel for me has always been synonymous with Middle Eastern cuisine, by virtue of its myriad of uses. It is nestled between two supporting flavours and is the core of my Lemon and Pistachio Almond cake, which remains one of my favourites. Lemon and Pistachio Almond Cake   Serves 8-12 Ingredients 3/4 cup castor sugar 2 tablespoons lemon zest 3 eggs (room temperature) 2/3 cup light olive oil 1/2 cup full-fat greek yoghurt 1/4 cup…

From Tayta’s Kitchen to the Next Generation: Mehshi Malfouf with Chloe Fakhri
30 July 2026

From Tayta’s Kitchen to the Next Generation: Mehshi Malfouf with Chloe Fakhri

By Malek Chalhoub   Lebanese food has never been only about what is placed on the table. It is a memory made edible: the scent of garlic warming in olive oil, the sound of leaves being rolled by hand, and the familiar instruction to add “just enough” of an ingredient whose quantity no one ever thought to measure. Our recipes have survived because they were shared. They travelled from village kitchens to family homes across the world, passed from grandparents to parents and…

The 2026 Dr Charles Malik Literary Awards: Let Lebanon Inspire You
30 July 2026

The 2026 Dr Charles Malik Literary Awards: Let Lebanon Inspire You

By Malek Chalhoub   WLCU Sydney is proud to announce that entries are now open for the 2026 Dr Charles Malik Literary Awards, an annual celebration of writing, imagination and the enduring relationship between Lebanon and its people across the world. Named in honour of one of Lebanon’s most distinguished intellectuals and diplomats, the Awards invite writers to explore Lebanon not merely as a place on a map, but as a history, an inheritance, an idea and a living presence carried across generations.…

The Lucky Country: Lunch and a Conversation on Australia
30 July 2026

The Lucky Country: Lunch and a Conversation on Australia

By Malek Chalhoub   On Friday, 14 August, WLCU Sydney will host The Lucky Country, a special luncheon celebrating Australia, its people and the opportunities it has provided to generations who have come from every corner of the world to call it home. The occasion will feature the Hon. Tony Abbott AC, Australia’s 28th Prime Minister and author, in conversation with Dr Shane Geha, President of WLCU Sydney. Rather than a political discussion, the afternoon will offer a warm and thoughtful reflection on…

Beaufort: A Symbol of Endurance
30 July 2026

Beaufort: A Symbol of Endurance

By Charbel Moujalli   In the Nabatieh district of Southern Lebanon, a ruined fortress stands on the lip of a cliff that falls some three hundred metres to the water below. I looked upon it myself in 2018. Unlike its surrounds, the castle struck me as rather unassuming. The Crusaders who held it in the twelfth century called it Beaufort – the “beautiful fortress”. To locals, it is known as ‘Qal‘at al Shaqif’, the Castle of the High Rock. A stronghold married so…

From Tyre to Tripoli – a Phoenician Boat Journey
2 March 2026

From Tyre to Tripoli – a Phoenician Boat Journey

By Paul Shalhoub – VP and Chief Editor   Our new signature event “From Tyre to Tripoli – a Phoenician Boat Journey” debuted on 10th October 2025. Our sold-out event with 450 guests was universally lauded as our greatest event ever – superb food, Lebanese dancing, insights into our shared Phoenician history by an archaeologist, opera by sopranist Amelia Farrugia, attendance by the WLCU World President and World Secretary General (both visiting from France), the introduction of the Phoenician God: Adonis (courtesy of…

Reflecting on Dr Charles Malik Literary Awards 2025
27 February 2026

Reflecting on Dr Charles Malik Literary Awards 2025

By Marcus Khoudair You would see that even when we go far, we speak to you. We write to you. We dream in your geography. We say “back home” and mean you. We say “the village” and mean you. We say “I miss the sea” and mean the very stretch of your coastline that knows our footsteps. We say “I want to be buried there” and mean your soil, specifically yours, not just any holy ground, yours. From ‘When the Cedars Wept’ by…

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