Verbal Violence Against Lebanese Women in Common Language & Sayings

The National Commission for Lebanese Women along with the UNFPA has launched a campaign aimed at shedding light on the verbal violence facing women in the common language and sayings. They basically reversed these sayings to make them directed against men to help expose the cultural and social violence faced by women. I know many people who use these sayings just to joke but it's time we drop them once and for all.

In Pictures: Abandoned Windsor Hotel – Aley

Our friend and talented photographer Jad Ghorayeb paid a visit to yet another abandoned hotel in Lebanon, the Windsor Hotel in Aley. Hotel Windsor was built by J. and W. Takla, and officially opened in 1924. The historic Hotel Windsor still commands attention and comprises a solid structure which survived well over the years of turmoil. It has been sadly abandoned and neglected years ago. Here's how it looked like and below are recent pictures…

Wild Discovery: Making the Schengen Visas Nightmare Easy

As Lebanese passport holders, we are at a massive disadvantage when we want to travel. Virtually most countries you’d wanna visit, need a pre-approved visa if you’re a Lebanese passport holder. If you have been bitten by the travel bug, chances are you know how horrifying the Schengen visa process for Lebanese, with tons of paperwork, long wait times and a lot of money spent on things like sworn translations and going back to your…

First Ever Lebanese Team in Rally Dakar Launch #BeTheDrive in Support of Anta Akhi

Rally Dakar is the most challenging rally held since 1978. Since 2009, the race has been moved to Latin America, after threats in Mauritania were too great to continue the original route from Paris in France, to Dakar in Senegal. The rally is a massive endurance test, and the tough, mostly off-road tracks are notoriously dangerous, with many drivers losing their lives or injuring themselves while attempting to finish the gruelling rally. For the first…
Baladi

Angels of Joy(Anges de la Joie):#Christmas decoration for a Cause

8 years ago
We’re all looking for unique pieces to decorate our homes for Christmas but this is also the season for giving and helping less fortunate families. A friend brought to my attention recently an initiative called ...
Critiques

Cedar Lounge’s Christmas Tree: Good Idea, Bad Execution

8 years ago
Using recyclable materials to come up with Christmas trees is definitely not a new idea and a great one, and it’s good to hear that some people are setting up environmently-friendly trees in Lebanon but ...
Fun

Baddak Tleff Amsterdam?

8 years ago
There’s a local travel agency promoting its offers in a funny/witty and sometimes inappropriate way. It was brought to my attention by a blog reader (Thanks Rita) and two of the offers caught my attention. ...
Beirut

Awesome Beirut 360-degree Shot

8 years ago
Check out this beautiful 360-degree shot of Beirut. You can closely check out DownTown Beirut as well as its surroundings. It was captured by Maher Iskandar who has been shooting some awesome drone shots and ...
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