Communities in Beirut

Choir of the Orthodox Church of Beirut

The Choir of the Orthodox Church of Beirut, founded in 1992 by Marcél Khourie, comprises boy and girl choristers aged 9-13 and male undergraduates. The choir has released recordings and performs regularly.

Beirut By Bike

A Facebook community that organizes group bike tours and rides in Beirut, encouraging cycling as a mode of transport and leisure.

CyclingCircle

A Facebook-based cycling community that organizes group rides and events in Beirut, promoting cycling culture.

Beirut Book Club

Beirut Book Club is an independent hub for sharp minds, fresh reads, and unapologetic conversations. Founded by Amine Beitamouni.

Beirut Chess Academy

The Guru Academy

The Guru Academy is a martial arts school in Beirut founded by Sensei Rabih Samara. It offers training in Japanese jujitsu and promotes discipline, character building, and physical education. The academy follows the seven codes of Bushido and welcomes newcomers.

Beirut Film Society

Beirut Film Society is a non-profit association that works with filmmakers and organizations to empower the film industry in Lebanon and the Arab world. It organizes film events to raise awareness about social issues such as gender equality, children's rights, and peacebuilding, and seeks to educate youth in using cinema as a tool for change.

ACC Lebanon (AI & Cloud Collective Lebanon)

ACC Lebanon is the go-to community for AI enthusiasts, cloud professionals, and tech innovators in Lebanon, powered by Digico Solutions. Formerly AWSome Beirut (founded in 2018), it now offers meetups, workshops, and networking opportunities focused on AI and cloud technologies.

Beirut Startup: Idea to IPO

A community of entrepreneurs, technologists, engineers, venture capitalists, and others focused on helping startups from idea to IPO. Based in Beirut but with a global online presence.

Beit Aam

A community and cultural center that has become a hub for mobilizing volunteers for aid, gathering items like mattresses, canned goods, blankets, and more. Provides easy international donation options.

Egna Legna Besidet

A Lebanon-based women migrant domestic worker run humanitarian and advocacy organization providing humanitarian assistance for domestic workers in Lebanon since 2017, while speaking up about the dangers and discrimination they face.

Migrant Workers' Action (MWA)

Focuses on the needs of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, involving those groups. Teams up with Reclaim Our Rights collective.

Nation Station

A community kitchen forged in the aftermath of the Beirut blast that prepares over 1000 meals daily. It serves as a food bank and soup kitchen.

Reclaim Our Rights (ROR)

A group of migrant women activists from Kenya, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Philippines, dedicated to defending the rights and dignity of migrant workers in Lebanon.

AUB Seniors Program

A community for seniors aged 50+ at the American University of Beirut, offering study groups, lectures, and social engagement opportunities.