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TEAM

Ali Sabbagh

Executive Coordinator

He joined the ASSABIL Association in 2005 as a librarian. A graduate in business computer from CNAM, Paris. Ali has been working in the field of public reading since 2001.


Desire Aoun

Administrative and Financial Officer

She joined the ASSABIL Association in 2017. She received a BA in Finance from the Lebanese University. Is in charge of overseeing financial transactions and monitoring the budgets.


Mohamad Daher

Project Manager

He joined Assabil team as Cultural Activities Coordinator in November 2016. He received a BA in Business Administration from Beirut Arab University in 2014. He is also deeply committed to the Palestinian community in Lebanon.


Dr. Patricia Rahme

Libraries Coordinator

She joined the ASSABIL Association in December 2020. She holds a PhD in Information and Communication Science from the University of Jean Moulin in France. She is a lecturer in Library and Information Science.


Samar Choucair

Librarian at Bachoura

She joined the ASSABIL Association in 2004. She has overall responsibility for administrative work, the circulation of library materials, the library environment, and responding to visitor needs.


Suzanne El Amine

Librarian at Bachoura

She joined the ASSABIL Association in 2005. She catalogues books and leads sessions of the book club. She graduated from the Lebanese University – Faculty of Information in 2000.


Josiane Badra Azzi

Librarian at Geitawi

She joined the ASSABIL Association in 2007. She has a BA in Documentation and Library Management from the Lebanese University. Her primary responsibilities are to manage all the tasks in the libraries.


Stacy Kfoury

Librarian at Monnot

Holding a master's degree in Library and Information Science from the Lebanese University, with an entrepreneurial mindset, and a Hult Prize-winning innovative startup idea.


Sami Moussa

Cultural Facilitator

He joined the ASSABIL Association in 2009. He also works in photography. He also leads puppet theater and storytelling workshops and activities.


Rana Zeidan

Communication Officer

She joined the ASSABIL Association in 2023. She has a BA in Mass Communication from the Beirut Arab University. She also works as a journalist, presenter, scriptwriter, videographer, video editor and article writer.


Shadi Safi

Cultural Activities Coordinator

He joined the ASSABIL Association in 2022. A graduate in Audiovisual from AL Kafaat University. He is studying two majors at the Lebanese University (Arabic Literature and Fine Arts). He also works as an Actor, Musician, Sound Assistant and Stage Manager.


About Us

ASSABIL is a non-governmental organization founded in 1997 to promote reading and free access to culture. By creating public libraries as non-sectarian and open spaces for cultural exchange and providing access to information and reading, ASSABIL filled a void in postwar Lebanon.

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  • Book Aid Donation
  • Launching of the British Council Digital Library in Lebanon

Latest News

  • Volunteering at Assabil Association! August 21, 2023
  • Online auction to support Assabil’s activities! August 8, 2023
  • SAWA Magazine April 20, 2023

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