A School Diploma Issued in Syria’s Province: Lebanon

via Al-Akhbar The picture above is a school diploma given to a Syrian student enrolled in a Lebanese school by the temporary Syrian government's Ministry of Education. You'd think this is a fake diploma at first, specially that it mentions Lebanon as a province , but the truth is these exams were done by the Syrian Opposition back in 2013 and financed by USAID according to Al-Akhbar. Having said that, Education Minister Bou Saab had…

Why ZeeZee M’s Banana Song Is A Failed Publicity Stunt

When I first shared the horrible Banana song, a friend told me that she knew the girl and that she's studying theater at the Lebanese University so I had a feeling that this could be a joke but couldn't prove it. A week later, the girl shows up with Adel Karam on Hayda 7aki and claims the whole thing was a publicity stunt organized by MTV, Impact BBDO and Sa2afetna aimed at bringing back our…
Critiques

Why I Am Against Destroying 51,000 Trees To Build The Janna Dam

10 years ago
There are 15 domestic and inter-country rivers in Lebanon, yet we have an annual water deficit of 425 million cubic meters and Lebanese pay hundreds of millions of dollars yearly to cover their water needs. ...
Critiques

Is Tripoli’s Huge Allah Sign A Political Or Religious Sign?

10 years ago
The Tripoli Nour Square with a sign saying “Allah, Tripoli the Muslims fortress” and a Merry Christmas banner underneath it I woke up today and noticed that some of my friends had replaced their Facebook ...
Beirut

Old Lebanese Law Requires Women To Be Single To Enroll In The Diplomatic Service

10 years ago
via Annahar Apparently there’s an old Lebanese law (1971) that is still applicable and that requires women applying for certain job openings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lebanon to be single. I tried ...
Critiques

Valentine Means Doggy Style According To Rikkyz

10 years ago
via Rikkyz What a nasty post to promote their Valentine’s event. ...
Art

So A Beirut Graffiti That Says “To be free, or not to be” Is A Threat To Civil Peace Now?

10 years ago
The beautiful Tabaris mural that was painted by the awesome ASHEKMAN brothers was removed today by the Beirut municipality, as part of the campaign to remove “all political slogans” from Beirut. I don’t understand how ...
Critiques

Could Melanie Freiha Have Been Saved? Why Aren’t There Medical Centers And Clinics Near Ski Resorts In Lebanon?

10 years ago
Picture via Ralph Saade Melanie Freiha is an 18-year old student who died in a ski accident last weekend in Kfardebian. I couldn’t figure out the exact circumstances of her tragic death but I know ...
Critiques

Is This The Worst Referee Call In Lebanon’s Basketball History?

10 years ago
Sagesse was playing against Champville on Thursday and the score was 104-104 with 6 seconds left. Hekmeh player Terrell Stoglin took the ball and was dribbling towards the Champville basket when he was clearly fouled ...
Critiques

I Want Justice For Yves But I Am Against The Death Penalty

10 years ago
The judge in charge of Yves Nawfal’s murder has recommended the death penalty for six people and sentences ranging from three to 20 years for the others, before referring the case to the Criminal Court ...
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