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Fairouz: Turquoise of the East
22 September 2026

Fairouz: Turquoise of the East

By Malek Chalhoub On Friday, 30 October, WLCU Sydney will present Fairouz: The Turquoise of the East, an evening dedicated to the woman whose voice became one of Lebanon’s most enduring treasures.  Beginning at 6:30 pm at Lemnos Belmore, the event will bring together members and friends of the Lebanese community to celebrate the music, memory and extraordinary cultural legacy of Fairouz. More than a tribute to a beloved singer, the evening will honour the place she occupies in the heart of Lebanon…

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…

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