Five Protesters, Including Pierre Hashash, Are Still In Prison

via #YouStink FB Page More than 30 civil society activists and protesters were arrested last Thursday following the violent protests, out of which 11 were questioned by The Military Tribunal yesterday for several charges including: assaulting police, vandalizing public and private property and rioting. Six of them were freed yesterday while five remain in prison . Even if some of these charges are valid and some of these protesters did get violent and damaged public…

None Of The #MissLebanon Contestants Asked For Better Women Rights

Miss Lebanon contestants were asked this year to choose a cause for which they'd be willing to go down and demonstrate, and shockingly enough, none of us chose women rights. Most of them chose the garbage issue, one wants to elect a president and another one wants to abolish political sectarianism in Lebanon . I never expect anything from Miss Lebanon but I think it's quite sad that none of the contestants brought this issue…
Critiques

LGBT Movie “WASP” by Lebanese-Swiss director Philippe Audi-Dor Banned In Lebanon

10 years ago
WASP is a movie by Lebanese-Swiss director Philippe Audi-Dor that tells the story of a gay man in a relationship, who finds himself unexpectedly attracted to a woman. The film won Best International Feature and ...
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In Pictures: Yesterday’s Beirut Protest- The Aftermath

10 years ago
Note: I wish to make one thing clear in regards to this post and the protests in general, as I got several replies telling me that I put too much focus on rock throwing and ...
Critiques

The Lebanese Basketball Federation Head Should Not Resign, He Should Be Fired!

10 years ago
A year go, I wrote a post against allowing 3 foreign players instead of two in the Lebanese Basketball teams and I applauded the FLB President Walid Nassar for standing against this decision, hoping that ...
Critiques

Najwa Karam And Domestic Violence

10 years ago
Taken from NajwaKaramFB During her radio interview with Rima Njeim, Lebanese Singer Najwa Karam stated that she was a victim of domestic violence but she “deserved it” and thought it “helped her”. I guess that ...
Critiques

The Solution To All Our Problems: Come Up With The Largest Lebanese Flag

10 years ago
Back in August, I got an SMS asking me to donate money in support of the longest Lebanese flag and to go down and sign it on Martyrs Square. The message also stated that the ...
Critiques

Video: Dive Gone Wrong

10 years ago
This kid is lucky to be alive. Isn’t that in Ain el Mraisse? Where’s the patrol police there to stop them from doing these stupid stunts? Check out the video [here]. ...
Critiques

What If Solidere Opens A Permanent Abou Rakhoussa (Flea) Market?

10 years ago
Another Abou Rakhoussa market took place in Downtown Beirut yesterday, and while I still believe that it’s a diversion from the real problem at hand which is the garbage crisis of course, opening a permanent ...
Critiques

Beirut River Garbage Wall

10 years ago
Here are few pictures and a video taken at the landfill right on the Beirut River. Needless to say, the smell is horrible, garbage is everywhere and I even spotted someone living there. The authorities ...
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