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Najib
Jan 31, 2019 01:09
The Grand Mufti of Tripoli had an unusual visitor this week, London Rabbi Alex Goldberg. Rabbi Goldberg is the first rabbi to travel to the city since 1970s but not the first to visit Lebanon. Back in 2012, two Anti-Zionist Rabbis visited the city of Sidon following invitations from pro-Palestinian activists and a couple of years ago from what I heard, a Rabbi attended the private re-opening of Beirut's only synagogue, the Maghen Abraham Synagogue,…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 30, 2019 02:27
Neshan's new show on Al Jadeed has been stirring controversy ever since hosting a male stripper, which is expected in our society but to have an episode cancelled because some people don't want to see lesbians on TV is totally unacceptable. Their excuse is that: واعتبر المحامون في طلبهم "أن البرنامج ككل، إنما يقدم الحالات الاجتماعية الشاذة بطريقة ترويجية ويصورها كمثال يقتدى خصوصا للجيل الناشىء، منتهكا القوانين لا سيما قانون العقوبات، وضاربا بعرض الحائط كل…
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Najib
Jan 29, 2019 02:56
Lebanon has been in a rubbish crisis since 2015 and as expected, the cabinet failed to come up with a long-term plan to solve this issue. Instead they expanded a couple of seaside landfills and started dumping garbage into the water. Four years later , a new crisis is looming and there's nothing the authorities can do to stop it, except set up new landfills or expand existing ones. Why is that? because of instead…
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Najib
Jan 29, 2019 02:17
Koura locals are planning a major protest against the cement factories on February 4. This is not the first protest of its kind as they've been demanding for years the government to ban cement exports over health concerns. The protest coincides with World Cancer Day as organizers are calling it a "National Day for Cancer Martyrs". I hope their voices will be heard this time. They're claiming over 1000 people died from cancer due to…
Critiques
7 years ago
There’s nothing wrong with forbidding beggars or shoe cleaners from roaming the streets in Beirut, but there’s a way to do so especially when the majority of these people are usually kids. Last week, a ...
Lebanon
7 years ago
On January the 23rd, while Capernaum was still freshly celebrating its nomination for the Academy Awards, the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma in France decided for its 44th edition to nominate it for a ...
Health
7 years ago
In a very welcome initiative, Hotel Dieu de France is turning into a tobacco-free hospital starting this January with a new campaign. Smoking was already forbidden inside the hospital but people still smoked on balconies or ...
Critiques
7 years ago
The Fnaydek municipality has issued a statement yesterday banning alcohol in the Kammou3a area and asking the municipal police to enforce this decision. This decision comes after and I quote “تفشي ظاهرة شرب الخمور في ...
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