About That Anti-Drugs Flash Mob in USJ

Yesterday, rumors spread that an USJ student had a stroke due to a Captagon overdose and was rushed to the hospital. The news also said that he overdosed after he had an argument with the drug dealer on campus which doesn't really make any sense. تعرض الطالب كارل ضاهر إلى نوبة جراء تناوله لجرعة زائدة من حبوب الكبتاغون إثر خلاف مع المروجة وزميلته في كلية الطب في جامعة القديس يوسف في منطقة المتحف ليا ونّس.…

Who’s Spreading Rumors About Zaatar W Zeit?

If I ask anyone about the food safety campaign that was kicked off few months ago, the only thing they will probably remember is the first list of restaurants that was announced by the Minister that included the likes of Roadster and Kababji surprisingly. Of course we still don't know the nature of the violations at these restaurants, the standards applied to check these violations and if there's any follow-up process. I've been supporting this…
Critiques

What Happens To The Victims Of Car Bombs In Lebanon?

10 years ago
Jennifer Chedid was seriously injured three years ago in Achrafieh after a car bomb targeted the head of the ISF information branch, Wissam el Hassan. Jennifer’s condition was very critical but she refused to die, ...
Critiques

Special Celebrations For Weddings/Funerals/Baptisms/Graduation In Lebanon

10 years ago
Source Forget the fireworks, the Zaffe and the go go dancers, there’s now a cooler way to celebrate your birthday, a first communion, your wedding, your graduation or even mourn your beloved ones. Several packages ...
Critiques

Dalieh of Raouche, One Of Beirut’s Last Public Shores, Could Disappear

10 years ago
Two Lebanese sites were placed on the 2016 World Monuments Fund Watch List, The iconic Heneine Palace that I posted about two days ago and Dalieh, one of Beirut’s last public shores. The list of ...
BlogWaladi

#BlogWaladi: Blogging As A Parent

10 years ago
I was looking at dad blogs before writing this post but I couldn’t find any in Lebanon or the Middle East. I know it’s not very common for men to share their experience as parents ...
Critiques

Five Protesters, Including Pierre Hashash, Are Still In Prison

10 years ago
via #YouStink FB Page More than 30 civil society activists and protesters were arrested last Thursday following the violent protests, out of which 11 were questioned by The Military Tribunal yesterday for several charges including: ...
Critiques

None Of The #MissLebanon Contestants Asked For Better Women Rights

10 years ago
Miss Lebanon contestants were asked this year to choose a cause for which they’d be willing to go down and demonstrate, and shockingly enough, none of us chose women rights. Most of them chose the ...
Critiques

LGBT Movie “WASP” by Lebanese-Swiss director Philippe Audi-Dor Banned In Lebanon

10 years ago
WASP is a movie by Lebanese-Swiss director Philippe Audi-Dor that tells the story of a gay man in a relationship, who finds himself unexpectedly attracted to a woman. The film won Best International Feature and ...
Beirut

In Pictures: Yesterday’s Beirut Protest- The Aftermath

10 years ago
Note: I wish to make one thing clear in regards to this post and the protests in general, as I got several replies telling me that I put too much focus on rock throwing and ...
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