Should Freedom of Speech Be Absolute?

What 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 feel the need to set "limits" to freedom of speech but taking measures against TV stations for broadcasting unethical and offensive shows is wrong by all means. I don't understand why people are so angered by TV stations competing with…

Why Is BeirutNationalMuseum.com Sponsored by An Egyptian Company?

It 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 website, as the one I'm aware of is Beirutnationalmuseum.org but the .com website is the one that comes out on top of the Google searches so this needs to be fixed. Someone should inform the Ministry of Culture & Tourism…
Critiques

Costa Coffee’s Would-be Suicide Bomber The Dumbest Ever?

8 years ago
Almost 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 ...
Critiques

Who’s Behind The Beqaa Kidnappings?

8 years ago
Armed 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 ...
Critiques

Stop Hating on The Girls From LBC’s “Take Me Out” Show

8 years ago
Back when “Take me out” (“Na2ashit”) had just started on LBC, I posted on how I hated the show and that it’s stupid and demeaning but that we should keep in mind that these men ...
Critiques

Ramlet El Bayda’s Privatisation Explained in 30 Seconds

8 years ago
Beirut’s last public beach will eventually be turned into a private resort, despite Beirut Governor’s claims that the beach will remain open to the public. Most of Lebanon’s beaches were taken over by private developers ...
Animals & Wildlife

If They Killed 70,000 Birds in New York To Protect Planes, It Doesn’t Mean It’s Right!

8 years ago
Ever since the government decided to shoot down the seagulls near the airport, a lot of people have been unfortunately justifying this act by claiming that bird-killing programs were also adopted in other countries, mainly ...
Critiques

How Are Hunters NOT Threatening Flights Safety?

8 years ago
I think we should stop coming up with jokes when it comes to serious matters because the authorities are taking us way too seriously. I can’t believe they actually invited hunters to shoot down the ...
Critiques

15 Things That Need to be Changed at The Beirut Rafic Hariri Airport

8 years ago
The Beirut Rafic Hariri was renovated 14 years ago, but it has been neglected ever since and there are plenty of things that need to be drastically changed and/or improved the soonest. To name few: ...
Alcohol

Kfarman Municipality Trying To Use a 100 Year-Old Law To Ban Alcohol

8 years ago
What is happening in Kfarman (Nabatieh) and several other Lebanese villages in the South mainly is alarming and dangerous. It’s been years now that extremist and some religious groups have been trying to close down ...
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