#BurjBarajneh Bombings: A Terrorist Attack Against Innocent Civilians

Picture by Hasan Shaaban/Reuters I don't care if Burj al-Barajneh is controlled by a political party or not, today's suicide bombings were directed against innocent civilians in a busy area of a southern Beirut suburb. At least 40 people were confirmed dead so far and 200 were injured in the blasts. This is the first blast to target Beirut's suburbs since June 2014 and the deadliest attack in the past 10 years if I'm not…

How Syrian Child Refugees Survive Beirut’s Streets

Childhood has been put on hold for tens of thousands of refugee children who work long hours in detrimental conditions and sleep on the street to provide for their families. This catastrophic lifestyle poses serious risks on their physical and mental well-being and they need every help they could get, but unfortunately we all know Lebanon is incapable of handling the situation. What we can do as Lebanese though is treat them nicely, offer food,…
Events

Leave The Beirut Marathon Alone

10 years ago
I’ve been hearing a lot of attacks on the Beirut Marathon in the last couple of days, and how it’s portraying a fake image of Beirut and it’s a waste of money. A lot of ...
Critiques

How Many Violations Can You Spot In This Video?

10 years ago
A security officer got into an accident with a truck apparently, so he decided to go down, stand in the middle of the road with a stick and threaten the driver. Few seconds later, a ...
Critiques

Non-Lebanese Students Reportedly Harassed & Beaten At A Public School In Beirut

10 years ago
The UNICEF launched a campaign a month ago to help all Lebanese and non-Lebanese children (aged 4 to 16) attend public schools for free this year and encouraged all children to register. The initiative was ...
Critiques

#FightImpunity: Reporters Without Borders Renamed Lebanon’s Embassy Street In Paris After Journalist Samir Kassir

10 years ago
Who killed Samir Kassir? Who Killed Gebran Tueni? More than 10 years have passed and nothing has been done to bring to justice those responsible for these crimes. I’m not even sure if the authorities ...
Critiques

Human Rights Abuses Still Widespread In Lebanon

10 years ago
Back in 2010, Lebanon accepted several recommendations presented by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva but has failed to make progress on many of them. Quoting Nadim Houry, HRW deputy Middle East director “Lebanon ...
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#BlogWaladi: Are We Taking Too Many Pictures Of Our Kids?

10 years ago
I currently have 852 pictures and 83 videos of our baby in my library and he’s barely 4 months old. At this rate, I will have over 2000+ pictures by the time he turns 1 ...
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#WeStink: Act Before Trash Becomes A Trend

10 years ago
Haute Zbouture Trashion Show by Comfu It’s been over 100 days now since the garbage crisis started in Lebanon and the situation is getting worse every day. The government is obviously still to blame for ...
Critiques

Flooded Streets With Water And Garbage

10 years ago
This is what some Lebanese woke up to this morning, and these are just the first rains. Tfeh! via Nicktendo Here’s a [video] too. There are more pictures and videos on [YouStink]. ...
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