#RealityCheck: Are You Armenian? Do You Eat Basterma?

Are you Armenian? Do you eat a lot of spices? Do you live in Bourj Hammoud? Do you eat Basterma a lot? Bto2rabak Kim Kardashian? These are all real life questions that are often asked to Lebanese-Armenians based on stereotypes that are generally untrue and are not as funny as some people think they are. The below video is meant to spread a message against stereotyping in a funny way and includes several known Lebanese-Armenian…

Echoes Photo Exhibition: 40 Pictures From The Red Cross Archives & 6 Lebanese War Photographers.

Echoes: The voices behind the pictures is a photo exhibition organized by The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Lebanese Red Cross on the occasion of the 40th commemoration of the start of the Lebanese civil. There are 40 pictures being displayed for the first time and taken from the Red Cross archives and 6 Lebanese war photographers: Abbas Selman, Jamil Saiidi, Patrick Baz, Aline Manoukian, Marwan Tahtah and Hussein Baydoun. The exhibition…
Events

Controversial French Comedian Dieudonné Is Coming To Lebanon On June 3rd & 4th

10 years ago
I know for a fact that a lot of Lebanese are fans of Dieudonné, either because he’s anti-Zionist or just because he’s controversial and funny. For those of you who don’t know who this guy ...
Automotive

Expect To See Car Chases In Lebanon Soon

10 years ago
Here’s a video showing how the Jdeideh ISF officers warned a driver who wasn’t wearing a seat belt and talking on the phone today. I’m not sure if this was staged or someone actually filmed ...
Critiques

Some Lebanese Refuse To Recognize The Armenian Genocide

10 years ago
Victims of the Ottoman rule – Picture taken in Lebanon via Annahar A couple of Beiruti associations and organizations, as well as few Sunni groups in Tripoli, rejected Education Minister Elias Bou Saab’s decision “to ...
Food

La Crêperie Kaslik Is Back!

10 years ago
Ever since I posted sneak peek pictures of the newly renovated La Crêperie, a lot of people have been asking me about La Crêperie’s official opening date, and whether the menu and venue have changed ...
Critiques

Stop Attacking The New Traffic Law

10 years ago
I understand people criticizing certain aspects of the new traffic law and how police officers will be penalized for breaking the law, but refusing the traffic law because the roads are bad and not lit, ...
Automotive

A Summary Of The New Traffic Law In Lebanon

10 years ago
The ISF started implementing the new traffic law today and were distributing as well a small booklet that sums up the major violations and their corresponding fines. It’s a small 6-pages guide that I uploaded ...
Fashion

On Being Fashionably Responsible: Lebanon’s VEA Turning Tires Into Handbags And Accessories

10 years ago
A special VEA line signed and endorsed by Ms. Paula Yacoubian. The Paula by Vea collection’s profits went to serve causes of her choosing. A single tire contains about the equivalent of two U.S. gallons ...
Business

16 Lebanese Featured Among The 100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40

10 years ago
Arabian Business published the 100 most powerful Arabs under 40 list which included 16 Lebanese. The top ranked was Iqbal Al Asaad who’s a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon, followed by Amal Clooney, Maher Zain, Rani ...
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