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Najib
Mar 27, 2017 03:50
I've been looking for almost a year for a Captain Majed jersey for Brian and I just found out Ashkeman Clothing is selling one. It's not exactly the same as Captain Majed's jersey but it's pretty cool one. Too bad they don't have toddler sizes so I might as well buy it for me :P I love that Captain Majed t-shirt they also have.
Posted By
Najib
Mar 27, 2017 09:07
Mohammad el Mir is good at mental calculation, really good! In fact, he's so quick he came first at The Junior Mental Calculation World Championship 2014 when he was only 11 years old. He was invited more recently to a German talent show and was able to add correctly 200 numbers in less than 90 seconds, while it took four math professors over 2 minutes to compute 50 numbers each and they got the wrong…
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Najib
Mar 26, 2017 09:01
Here's another silly act of censorship by the Lebanese authorities. Submarine, a movie by Mounia Akl, that tells the story of a Beirut that is still dealing with a trash crisis is apparently being censored in Lebanon. The reason why the movie won't be screening is not clear but Akl is saying it could be related to the garbage scenes and Beirut being portrayed negatively. The funny/sad part is that "Submarine" is being praised abroad,…
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Najib
Mar 26, 2017 08:39
Now that's a first! The American University of Beirut has agreed to pay a financial penalty of $700,000 to settle a lawsuit after being accused of assisting three organizations linked to Hezbollah. One example was a workshop titled "Citizen/Online Journalism" which was attended by representatives from al Nour and al Manar among others. AUB agreed to pay the fine but rejected claims that its conduct was intentional or reckless, and “it did not admit such…
Food
8 years ago
On Tuesday March 21 2017, in more than 100 countries around the world, 2000 restaurants and embassies celebrated France’s gastronomy by inviting the public to a “French-style” dinner. The aim from this initiative, named “Goût ...
Baladi
8 years ago
Joumana Haddad is Lebanese journalist, activist, poet, instructor, author and the head of the cultural pages for An Nahar newspaper, as well as the editor-in-chief of Jasad magazine, a controversial Arabic magazine specialized in the ...
Critiques
8 years ago
I’m glad Gino brought this issue up and shared SMEX Beirut’s very useful video on this matter. For those who are not familiar with this term, Sextortion is “a serious crime that occurs when someone ...
Lifestyle
8 years ago
Hello, this is Zahi, Najib’s brother and this is my first post on the blog. I moved to the US few years ago and I am currently residing in Portland with my wife and 3 ...
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