Critiques
Should Freedom of Speech Be Absolute?
8 years agoWhat has been happening in the past couple of weeks is very worrying and alarming in regards to freedom of expression in Lebanon. I totally understand that we live in a conservative society where people ...
Baladi
Creative Space Beirut: Beirut’s First Free Fashion School is Breaking Barriers & Offering Quality Education
8 years agoI never had the chance to write about Creative Space Beirut but they’ve just been featured on Ozy so I thought this would be a nice opportunity to shed the light on this beautiful and ...
Fun
A Random “Amir el Leil” Question
8 years agoI did try a couple of times to watch Amir el Leil but just like all Lebanese TV series, I didn’t last longer than 10 minutes (Blame it on Rami Ayyache’s lousy acting this time). ...
Critiques
Why Is BeirutNationalMuseum.com Sponsored by An Egyptian Company?
8 years agoIt has been brought to my attention that BeirutNationalMuseum.com is maintained by an Egyptian company called El Motaheda and sponsored by mashy.com, which is an Egyptian news portal. I doubt that this is the official ...
Critiques
Costa Coffee’s Would-be Suicide Bomber The Dumbest Ever?
8 years agoAlmost everyone hailed the collaborative efforts between the Lebanese army and the ISF that led to foiling the Costa Coffee attempt on Saturday but a lot of people are raising doubts about this whole incident ...
Fun
Trump Vs Obama Crowds Remind Me of M14 vs M8 Protests
8 years agoI never thought I’d see the day where US media is busy debating whether Trump attracted more crowds to his inauguration than Obama did in 2009. They are comparing crowds by examining aerial shots, metro ...
Food
Tanoreen’s Knafeh
8 years agoTanoreen, a popular Middle-Eastern restaurant based in Brooklyn and run by Palestinian-American chef Rawia Bishara, was featured in last week’s edition of the Explorers and the highlight of the visit was Rawia’s homemade Knafe, which ...
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Al Rifai’s Epic Take on Donald Trump’s Inauguration
8 years agoDonald Trump inauguration sparked a new wave of memes, tweets and jokes on social media and Al Rifai’s take is the best one I’ve seen so far in Lebanon. A friend sent me a copy ...
Critiques
Who’s Behind The Beqaa Kidnappings?
8 years agoArmed gunmen kidnapped a 74 year old man called Saad Richa in Chtaura few days ago and they haven’t released him yet. Almost every political and religious party in Lebanon is trying to negotiate with ...
Baladi
Byblos Got its First Bike Sharing Station as Well!
8 years agoThe bike sharing system is spreading across Lebanon. Beirut got its first bike sharing station two days ago and Byblos followed today. Let’s hope that this project will expand outside Beirut to include all of ...