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In
April 4, 2001, Ricardo Mbarkho (artist whose positioning is related
to the aesthetics of the information, the communication, the relational
and the immaterial), sends to Allam Sleiman (computer programmer)
an email telling him about the idea of initiating a National Tabbouleh
Day where the Lebanese will celebrate their national unity through
their identification to the Tabbouleh. Two days later, they write
the first communiqué fixing this new celebration for every
first Saturday of the month of July. Right after, about 20000 Lebanese
were informed by email and are invited to transfer the message everywhere
to the world... It is the snowball that starts! The Lebanese and foreign
press mobilizes with articles announcing the news. The 15th edition
of the Biennial of Paris presents the editions 2006 and 2007 of the
National Tabbouleh Day. The Lebanese Ministry of Tourism officially
gives its approval and its patronage for the 2007 edition; The National
Tabbouleh Day is henceforth an official celebration for all the Lebanese. |