Posted By
Najib
Sep 01, 2015 08:39
My friend was telling me yesterday about a tragic incident in an amusement park in Aley and then I saw the report at night on MTV. A young kid has apparently died after falling off the roller coaster, while his cousin got some serious injuries. According to the amusement park management, the kid was asked to sit down twice which he didn't do but that's utter nonsense. The person who was managing that ride should…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 29, 2015 11:22
1- Police violence & Reckless arrests: Photo by Karim Mostafa #YouStink is a peaceful movement and should remain that way. Security forces are mainly to blame for the violence during the first protest while infiltrators turned the second protest into a nightmare. What's important is that civilized and peaceful demonstrators stay away from these infiltrators and from clashing with the police. Let's keep in mind that security forces are given orders that they need to…
Lebanon
10 years ago
Update: His name is Maroun Nachef and is known as The Seller of Songs. Here’s an old article with more details about Maroun. Thank you Alexis! I was once told about an old man who ...
Critiques
10 years ago
Photo by Karim Mostafa Update: The DailyMail removed the article. The DailyMail shared an article on the recent Beirut Protests stating that “a female reporter was attacked by protesters on live TV during the anti-government ...
Critiques
10 years ago
When I wrote a post yesterday morning on how to gear up for today’s protest, I never thought for a second that we might actually need to protect ourselves from tear gas canisters, water cannons, ...
Critiques
10 years ago
The garbage crisis is getting worse every day and is affecting all of us, yet when activists call for a demonstration against our corrupt politicians, barely anyone shows up. Even though most Lebanese are frustrated ...
Critiques
10 years ago
Five activists from the #YouStink (طلعت ريحتكم) movement were taken into police custody earlier today and one of them was severely injured after he was brutally beaten by the ISF. The activists (Lucien Bourjeily, Waref ...
Critiques
10 years ago
I am not sure how accurate these reports are, but there are talks that the Baabda Forest, more specifically the Khandaq al-Rahban nature reserve, might be turned into a dump-site. Tens of locals and activists ...
Critiques
10 years ago
I’m not sure where this fight took place but it’s very common in Lebanon to block roads when there’s a wedding. It’s one of those things that I was never able to understand but for ...
Automotive
10 years ago
I was on my way to Beirut a week ago when a policeman stood in the middle of the road (next to the Canadian Embassy in Jal el Dib) and started asking few drivers to ...
