Between The World Cup And Israel’s Military Offensive Against Gaza

Ever since Israel started its offensive against Gaza few days ago, a lot of people have been showing their support for the Palestinian people while some of them have been bashing football fans for not caring enough about Gaza and cheering for their teams. "How could you watch the World Cup while children are dying?" and "Shame on you for ignoring the massacres on Palestine" are some of the messages I got and I couldn't…

No Tourists Yet Electricity And Water Shortages During Summer In Lebanon

At the beginning of every summer in Lebanon, we are warned of water shortage and more electricity cuts. However things are looking much worse this year specially that we have over 1 million Syrian Refugees in Lebanon now. According to MP Qabbani, the situation is expected "to worsen in August and to hit bottom rock in September and October.” In terms of electricity, Lebanon is in need of 2,500 megawatts of electricity while the current…
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Lebanese Man Sentenced To 9 Months In Prison For Beating And Torturing His Wife

11 years ago
Tamara Harisi and her baby daughter He should be jailed for 9 years not just 9 months but it’s better than nothing. However, I wonder who will protect the wife once the guy is freed ...
Critiques

Tripoli Cafe Open During Fasting Hours Hit By Grenade

11 years ago
It is not clear whether the cafe was attacked because it was open during fasting hours, but that memo that was approved by Tripoli’s mayor has indirectly contributed to this incident. Having said that, the ...
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Middle Eastern Artist Saint Hoax Uses Disney Princesses In Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign

11 years ago
Saint Hoax is a pseudonymous Middle Eastern artist, presumably from Lebanon. He/She came up recently with a series of disturbing posters called “Princest Diairies” to highlight the fact that many sexual abuse victims are abused ...
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Electricity Only For Tripoli During Ramadan

11 years ago
Taken from Najib Mikati’s Twitter Account I have no clue what’s wrong with Tripoli officials these days. First they ban breakfasts in the city, then they declare that convoys and fireworks are not allowed as ...
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A Blessed And Peaceful Ramadan To All!

11 years ago
I wish I could have just wished everyone a Ramadan Kareem and moved on with other posts but given what’s been happening in the past week in Tripoli and before that in Abra, it looks ...
Critiques

Getting Used To Bombings In Lebanon

11 years ago
Three explosions have taken place ever since I started writing this blog post almost a week ago. I don’t know why the bombings are all of a sudden back but the summer season is ruined ...
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Chou We2fit 3al Shabeb? Bride Shooting In The Air At Her Wedding

11 years ago
[YouTube] The video says it’s in Lebanon but there’s no proof of that, even though it does look like a Lebanese wedding. ...
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Najwa Karam’s Take On Domestic Violence

11 years ago
Taken from @NajwaKaram I am not sure what she meant by this reply but it didn’t sound right at all. She could have condemned domestic violence and that’s about it. ...
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