He was also one of the co-founders of Theatre de Beyrouth (in Arabic مسرح بيروت) in Ain Mreissé, Beirut where he had a great number of plays, as director and actor.
[3] His play Majdaloun («مجدلون») about the Palestinian armed presence in South Lebanon was censored and stopped by the Lebanese authorities only after 3 days of its launch.
In 1968 he co-founded with Nidal al Achkar Muhtaraf Beirut lil Masrah (in Arabic محترف بيروت للمسرح).
In 1979, he established his own hakawati house and in 2005, Duwwar el Chams Center (in Arabic دوار الشمس) for encouraging youth to be involved in theatre.
Born in a Christian family, he was active in francophony, was a Marxist and left wing activist, a supporter of the Palestinian Cause, and eventually converting to Islam in 1986.