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Najib
Mar 25, 2017 06:59
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 de France or #Goodfrance" is to pay tribute to French Cuisine, which was declared few years back a “world intangible heritage” by UNESCO. Sofitel Beirut Le Gabriel is among few hotels and restaurants worldwide selected to take part in that…
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Najib
Mar 25, 2017 03:06
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 literature and arts of the body. She's brave, honest, daring and an incredible woman. She "is a voice rarely heard in the Middle East – an unapologetic feminist who wants to challenge the way both Arab men and women think".…
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Najib
Mar 25, 2017 11:18
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 threatens to distribute your private and sensitive material if you don’t provide them images of a sexual nature, sexual favors, or money". It's basically a form of blackmail in which sexual information or images are used to extort sexual favors…
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Zahi
Mar 25, 2017 09:23
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 year old daughter. I will be mostly blogging about my travel experiences starting with my Hawaii trip. I'm flying to Hawaii for a short and much-needed vacation with the family. I just landed after a 6 hours flight from Seattle…
Critiques
9 years ago
I missed out on new Ogero Head Imad Kreidieh’s talk at Arabnet this year but I just read an article where he’s promising to “double or triple the internet speed by end of March”, which ...
Automotive
9 years ago
There are planned road works on Makdssi street in Hamra starting March 24 until April 10 and few roads will be blocked during that period. Traffic is already horrible in Hamra so I’m finding it ...
Advertising
9 years ago
This is even better than the Emirates reply, and that’s not the first time RJ pokes fun at Trump’s travel bans. The latest US Travel ban forbids passengers on flights from more than 10 Middle ...
Automotive
9 years ago
Two days ago, a motorist named Badih el Mir fell into a gap on the City Mall Bridge and died instantly. The 70 year old man used to drive his scooter to skip traffic and ...
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