Diagnostic Symptoms of Lebanese Mama Syndrome (LMS)

With Mother's Day approaching, I thought I share this hilarious article from last year by RAGMAG's Sarah Hourany: Diagnostic Symptoms of Lebanese Mama Syndrome 1. Replacing the son’s first name with the word “Yo2borné”. 2. Obsessive tendency to call Yo2borné every hour to check if he’s eaten and rested. 3. Correlation between her bedtime and Yo2borné’s even if this means going to sleep at 6am , or not sleeping at all. 4. Underestimation of every…

Communicate Magazine Top 10 Lebanese Blogs

Picture via Joe BlogBaladi was among Communicate Magazine's Top 10 Lebanese Blogs in their "2013 book of tens". The supplement includes Top 10 of viral campaigns, copycats, local videos, blogs and other social-media related topics. Other blogs mentioned include: - Beirut Spring - A Separate state of mind - Plus961 - Marketing in Lebanon - Gino’s Blog - Toom Extra - Joe's Box - Broffessional Review - Beirut NTSC Communicate magazine can be found in…
Events

Salon Du Livre Beirut 2012

11 years ago
I passed by the “Salon du Livre Francophone de Beyrouth” yesterday and I was glad to see so many people attending the event. In fact, Biel was packed with visitors from all age groups and ...
Information

Salon Du Livre Francophone de Beyrouth 2012

11 years ago
[YouTube] I am going tomorrow to the 20th edition of the Salon du Livre Francophone and I invite all book enthusiasts to go there because this event is the third largest cultural event in the ...
Lebanon

10 reasons why I love RAGMAG magazine

11 years ago
1- RAGMAG tackles all sorts of topics (art, theater, film, nightlife, music, cuisine, fashion, health etc …) 2- Their exclusive interviews are always a pleasure to read even if you don’t like the interviewee. 3- ...
Lebanon

Boobs, Botox and the Babes of Beirut

11 years ago
I think this article is offensive, over-generalizing and pointless. [Article] For a largely Arab country it’s a bizarre thing that in Lebanon (Beirut specifically), women care more about their appearance than men. Males lead a ...
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Navigating Relationships in Lebanon

11 years ago
Some Lebanese take pride in how our society is a conservative one and still has values while in reality it’s asking guys to have Superman-like skills to navigate a relationship and make it endure. I ...
Baladi

Amin Maalouf à l’Académie française

11 years ago
AP Photo/Jacques Brinon What a great honour for Amin Maalouf and Lebanon! France on Thursday granted one of its top honours, membership in the prestigious Academie Francaise, to Franco-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, whose books seek ...
Humor

New History Book of Lebanon

12 years ago
[Source] It is one thing to write history from a subjective point of view and a whole different thing to wipe out historical events. For those of you unaware, there’s apparently a new history book ...
Lebanon

BlogBaladi Featured in Communicate Magazine

12 years ago
BlogBaladi was featured once again in the October 2011 Communicate Levant issue. This time, the post mentioned was the one entitled “Answering Lebanon’s Ministry of Tourism ads“. You can check out the other fellow bloggers ...
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