Tawfiq Yusuf 'Awwad's 1972 novel Death In Beirut (Arabic: طواحين بيروت) takes place in Beirut in the late 1960s. Ghada al-Samman's 1977 book Beirut Nightmares (Arabic: كوابيس بيروت) describes Beirut during the civil war in the mid-1970s. Caramel, a 2007 film by Nadine Labaki, tells the story of five women who work in a beauty salon in Beirut. The 2008 Israeli animated film Waltz with Bashir portrays Beirut during the Israeli invasion in 1982. William Henry Bartlett painted a view of the city with Mount Lebanon in the background in 1838, with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon, as American rock band Beirut is named for the city. In the American television series Homeland'', the episode "Beirut Is Back" (2012) was widely mocked for its portrayal of Beirut's Hamra neighborhood, which the show depicted as being a Hezbollah stronghold. Lebanon's government considered filing a lawsuit in response to the episode.
Tawfiq Yusuf 'Awwad's 1972 novel Death In Beirut (Arabic طواحين بيروت) takes place in Beirut in the late 1960s Ghada al-Samman's 1977 book Beirut Nightmares (Arabic كوابيس بيروت) describes Beirut during the civil war in the mid-1970s Caramel a 2007 film by Nadine Labaki tells the story of five women who work in a beauty salon in Beirut The 2008 Israeli animated film Waltz with Bashir portrays Beirut during the Israeli invasion in 1982 William Henry Bartlett painted a view of the city with Mount Lebanon in the background in 1838 with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon as American rock band Beirut is named for the city In the American television series Homeland'' the episode "Beirut Is Back" (2012) was widely mocked for its portrayal of Beirut's Hamra neighborhood which the show depicted as being a Hezbollah stronghold Lebanon's government considered filing a lawsuit in response to the episode