Is that $20 Million Saints Route Project a good Idea?

The Lebanese Cabinet approved few days ago a USD 20 million Saints Route project linking the villages in Batroun and Byblos governorates. The aim is "to link Batroun, Edde, Jran, Derya, Douk, Mayfouq, and Annaya, going through Saint Rafqa, Saint Hardini, Saint Estephan Nehme, and Saint Charbel convents" and was described by Foreign Affairs Minister Gebran Bassil as the most important religious tourism project in Lebanon. Any project that ends up boosting tourism in Lebanon…

No Child Should Die of Heart Disease Because of a Lack of Funds

"No Child Should Die of Heart Disease Because of a Lack of Funds" is The Brave Heart Fund's mission and they've just kicked off this powerful TVC to raise awareness on the lack of funds to treat children with heart issues and how the cost of burying these children which are helplessly left to die is as much as the cost to treat them. The Brave Heart Fund is a charitable fundraising initiative, established in…

Harvard Business Review: Arab Inventors Make the U.S. More Innovative

HBR recently published a research showing how Arab immigrants have made major contributions to American science and technology. The aim is to document the extent of Arab contributions to American innovation at times where the Trump administration is trying to limit immigration from several Arab states. What they did was match Arabic first names with international patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty . The end-result is not 100% accurate as there are several…
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The Nokia 3310 is Back … and it has Snake!

8 years ago
The Nokia 3310 is making its comeback 17 years after its original launch. The “indestructible” Nokia is back in a lighter version, with a 2MP camera, the nostalgic ringtones, a battery life of two weeks ...
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After Winning at “Les Victoires De la Musique”, Ibrahim Maalouf Clinches César Award

8 years ago
Two weeks after winning the “Concert/Musical Show of the Year” (Spectacle musical/Tournée/Concert) award at France’s 32nd edition of “Victoires de la Musique”, French-Lebanese trumpet player and teacher and composer Ibrahim Maalouf won a César for ...
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La Plume de Pierre (Pierre Sadek Foundation) Caricatures on Display at The Sursock Museum

9 years ago
Pierre Sadek was Lebanon’s leading political caricaturist and a genius. During my AUB years, I spent countless hours looking through old archives and checking his brilliant newspapers caricatures from the 70s and 80s. Following his ...
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Movie Review: Fist Fight [2017]

9 years ago
Is there any student who wouldn’t want to see their school or university teachers get into a fight in the parking lot at the last day of school? “Fist Fight” is about two teachers who ...
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