What Are These Girls Talking About?

Child marriage continues to be a serious problem in Lebanon and the Middle East. Girls are generally more impacted than boys as they are not physically nor emotionally ready to become wives and mothers. Child marriage is also quite prevalent among Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and families seek to marry their teenage girls for protection or economic reasons. Raising the minimum legal age of marriage to 18 is a must but is unfortunately…

A Sneak Peek into Roadster Diner’s New Menu

Roadster Diner just launched a brand new menu and I was the first to try it out on Saturday at their new Hazmieh branch. The new menu rolls out on Thursday and will contain over 30 new items, out of which I tried around 20. Just to give you a brief summary: - There are four new appetizers, three new salads, three new sandwiches, seven new burgers, one new platter and one new pasta dish…

#PekingParis2016: Team Lebanon is One Week Away From Making History!

Charbel Habib and Walid Samaha just crossed borders to Poland with their 1964 Porsche 356 C after driving over 5000 KM across Russia. They are still holding the second spot in their category and holding a Gold medal which means that they did not miss any of the set time targets placed by the organizers. They've been facing a lot of issues with the car just like everyone else but Porsche Lebanon and the mechanics…

Beach Resorts Are Not Allowed to Ban House Keepers & Helpers from Swimming

Source: France24 A friend of mine asked me a question the other day that was quite troubling: Are there any swimming pools in Lebanon that allow helpers or house keepers to swim? The sad truth is that there aren't any that I know of as that most beach resorts and private pools in Lebanon ban house keepers and nannies from swimming or getting anywhere near the pool. Their "pathetic" argument is that some clients are…
Movies & Television

A Dive From The Top Of Raouche Back in 1983

9 years ago
There are very few documented jumps from the Raouche rock but apparently it was quite common back in the old days and people would do it to show off not to commit suicide. The below ...
Art

A Bullet Resistant Kefiyyeh (Head Scarf) by Beirut-Based Architect Salim al-Kadi

9 years ago
A Beirut-based architect has created a bullet resistant Kefiyyeh made out of “para-aramid synthetic fibre – otherwise known as Kevlar – which is used in body armor like bulletproof vests to help guard the wearer ...
Lebanon

How Can We Find a Shelter For This Old Man in #Beirut?

9 years ago
The above picture was shared by Iman Kanaan yesterday with the below text: Ok guys. I really need your support on this. I found this man on the street today in Beirut. He’s 84 years ...
Humor

Hitler Reacts to Germany’s Loss to France

9 years ago
Hilarious! PS: That was a lousy performance from Germany, they deserve to lose even though France was extremly lucky with these two goals. ...
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