How to report harassing phone calls or text messages in Lebanon?

Picture taken from Ibnlive I've been hearing a lot lately about girls getting harassed "textually" by unknown men either through WhatsApp or other messaging service. Only last week, 2 friends of mine showed me messages they are getting from these random guys, sometimes accompanied with naked pictures or love songs. One of them even proposed to marry her and sent her his own picture . I know that the best way is to just ignore…

Lebanese Memes

I saw this YouTube video by mistake today and was honestly surprised to learn Lebanese Memes have a YouTube Channel and are taking part in the Social Media Awards. I was even more surprised to learn they are turning the Lebanese Memes Facebook page into some business with a mission "to reunite ALL the Lebanese people via pure Lebanese humor" and an objective "to be the number one Lebanese facebook page & to give foreigners…
Critiques

Lebanese activists to go on hunger strike

12 years ago
Protecting women from domestic violence is as important as any other issue in this country. Having said that, a hunger strike is an extreme and life-threatening measure but it might pressure the government to amend ...
Critiques

One Day Is Not Enough!

12 years ago
MayaZankoul’s take on International Women’s Day. ...
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Did Lebanon really turn down a $1 billion dollar offer?

12 years ago
Picture from ThisisBeirut According to Al Rai, the Lebanese government refused a 1 billion dollar offer from the World Bank in exchange of privatizing the EDL (Electricite du Liban). Now I am not sure how ...
Critiques

Kidnapping is big business in Lebanon

12 years ago
It looks like we’ve moved officially from stealing cars to kidnapping people as it’s more profitable. The big question is though who’s providing the political cover for these gangs? BEIRUT, Lebanon — Ibrahim’s relatives are ...
Fashion

My Nominations for The Social Media Awards

12 years ago
The Social Media Awards are happening for the first time in Lebanon and I thought it would be fun to share my nominations for the various categories listed. Before that, here’s how the selection process ...
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How was Mohammad Nibal Awada freed?

12 years ago
Picture from TheDailyStar Mohammad Awada is a 12 year old schoolboy who got kidnapped in Beirut last week. Today at 4:30 am, his kidnappers dropped him off under the Wati Bridge between Corniche al-Nahr and ...
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Ziad Doueiri’s “The Attack” rejected by Lebanon’s Cinema Committee

12 years ago
Ziad Doueiri‘s latest movie “The Attack” After working for six years on this movie, The Lebanese Cinema Committee rejected the movie because it wasn’t Lebanese enough, and having Israeli actors in it. Doueiri was hoping ...
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Betchay Municipality Curfew on foreigners is illegal

12 years ago
via Rita Betchay Municipality decided few days ago to impose a curfew on ALL foreigners from 8:30pm till 5:30am. Not only is this decision disrespectful and unjustified, but it is also illegal. The municipality, as ...
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