I’m reading “Superman is an Arab” by Joumana Haddad

I only became aware of Joumana Haddad in 2010 after the controversy her first book 'I Killed Scheherazade: Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman' caused in Lebanon, a book in which she challenges "prevalent notions of Arab womanhood and, in the process, shatters the centuries-old stereotype of Scheherazade, the virgin heroine of The Arabian Nights who won the king’s affections." I haven't had time to read the book yet but I've been following up on…
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Fatmagul Sultan causing a lot of pollution

13 years ago
FatmaGul causing more pollution in Zouk area and covering the area with low black smokes I’ve been hearing from few friends and reading in the news that the Turkish power ship is polluting the Zouk ...
Critiques

Spanish-Lebanese Energy Consortium Abener-Butec might file a lawsuit against the Lebanese Government

13 years ago
Picture taken from Zawya.com I’ve heard news of a lawsuit being prepared against the Energy Ministry and Lebanese government before but I wasn’t sure about it up until now. Here’s a small brief on what ...
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FAIL: Boycott Guns N’ Roses

13 years ago
Here’s how the boycott logic works in Lebanon: – We love Armin Van Buuren (among others), it’s ok if he played in “Israel” (see below video). We will barely mention it on our page. – ...
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No Alcohol or Pork at Zaatar w Zeit Hamra

13 years ago
Picture taken from ZWZ Facebook Page I was surprised to read on Gino’s blog yesterday that the newly open Zaatar wou Zeit in Hamra does not service pork or alcohol. The reason was not explained ...
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Kholoud and Nidal are having a baby

13 years ago
Picture Taken from NowLebanon That’s great news for Lebanon’s first ‘civil’ couple but not so much for the baby as I don’t know yet how they will be able to register him given that Minister ...
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Meet Swedish-Lebanese singer Therése Neaimé

13 years ago
I don’t know why I never heard of Therése Neaimé up until now. She’s apparently a known pop-singer not only in Sweden but in the Gulf countries as well where she got featured on many ...
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New Pope Francis I has a special admiration for Saint Charbel

13 years ago
Picture taken from latimes.com I heard on TV and read on a couple of sites that the newly elected pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Francis I) has a picture of Saint Charbel in his office and ...
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Waterfront City Centre – Dbayeh

13 years ago
WaterFront City Animation While reading Executive Magazine’s interview with MAF Properties senior mall manager Sleiman Mallat, I noticed that he talked about a new mall planned for Waterfront City in Dbayyeh, the Waterfront City Centre. ...
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