Hodor is Coming to #Beirut

Kristian Nairn, known for playing Hodor in the Game of Thrones series, is actually a DJ in real life and he's coming to Uberhaus at the Forum de Beirut as part of his Rave of Thrones 2017 world tour. I thought it was some sort of joke at first but I looked him up and he's been all over the world playing his sets. I listened to some of his sets, they're pretty cool but…

7 Reasons Why “Lahon W Bass” is The Best Comedy Talk Show Right Now

I've watched most of the episodes of Adel Karam's “Hayda Haki" and Hisham Haddad's "Lahonwbas" this season and I don't think we need ratings to figure out who's doing better. Funnily enough, I never liked Hisham and I found his previous show "LOL" on OTV obnoxious but "Lahonwbas" is a different story and I'm really enjoying it lately. On the other hand, Adel's show is becoming a major disappointment at least for me. Here's why…

I’m a Speaker at The French Embassy’s “La Nuit des idées” on Jan 26

The French Institute in Beirut is organizing tomorrow January 26th an open event entitled “la Nuit des idées” from 6PM till midnight at the French Embassy in Beirut where people from different backgrounds will be debating over the theme “un monde commun” through different topics. I will be taking part as a speaker under the theme “Quelle place pour la liberté d’expression sur les réseaux sociaux ?” or “Where does freedom of speech stand on…

Should Freedom of Speech Be Absolute?

What has been happening in the past couple of weeks is very worrying and alarming in regards to freedom of expression in Lebanon. I totally understand that we live in a conservative society where people feel the need to set "limits" to freedom of speech but taking measures against TV stations for broadcasting unethical and offensive shows is wrong by all means. I don't understand why people are so angered by TV stations competing with…
Baladi

Creative Space Beirut: Beirut’s First Free Fashion School is Breaking Barriers & Offering Quality Education

8 years ago
I never had the chance to write about Creative Space Beirut but they’ve just been featured on Ozy so I thought this would be a nice opportunity to shed the light on this beautiful and ...
Fun

A Random “Amir el Leil” Question

8 years ago
I did try a couple of times to watch Amir el Leil but just like all Lebanese TV series, I didn’t last longer than 10 minutes (Blame it on Rami Ayyache’s lousy acting this time). ...
Critiques

Why Is BeirutNationalMuseum.com Sponsored by An Egyptian Company?

8 years ago
It has been brought to my attention that BeirutNationalMuseum.com is maintained by an Egyptian company called El Motaheda and sponsored by mashy.com, which is an Egyptian news portal. I doubt that this is the official ...
Critiques

Costa Coffee’s Would-be Suicide Bomber The Dumbest Ever?

8 years ago
Almost everyone hailed the collaborative efforts between the Lebanese army and the ISF that led to foiling the Costa Coffee attempt on Saturday but a lot of people are raising doubts about this whole incident ...
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