At Least 14 Lebanese Activists Are On An Open-Ended Hunger Strike Until Environment Minister Resigns

AP Photo/Hassan Ammar Two days after #YouStink organizers held a sit-in inside the Environment ministry, several Lebanese activists decided to stage an open-ended hunger strike until Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk resigns. At least 10 of them set up tents outside the ministry in DownTown Beirut and were joined later on by others. While I applaud this brave decision, I am not sure if this is the right time to stage a hunger-strike given the circumstances.…

The Museum of Art and History – Beirut 2019

Just like art is immortal, some of our politicians are and have been in the same position for ages. Dictators, popes and presidents come and go, empires fall and we still have the same political class in Lebanon. Marie-Josee Rizkallah is hoping that things will change by 2019 and imagined a museum of art and history at the old Mar Mikhail train station where visitors and young Lebanese can learn about the "garbage era" given…

Horsh Beirut Is Re-Opening To The Public On Saturdays Only

After being closed for almost 25 years, Horsh Beirut is finally re-opening to the public every Saturday from 7 am to 7 pm. The access to the 40,000-sq-metre pine forest was previously forbidden by the Beirut Municipality for fear of vandalism and poor maintenance, and due to the lack of resources to protect the park. While I agree that entrance to this park and any public park is a right for all the Lebanese, I…
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The Lebanese Social Pyramid

10 years ago
Done by Samer B. Saleh The religions are on top, followed by politicians, political security forces and political media, then there’s the wozz, the armed wozz, the businessman, the singer, the mafiozo and the Arab ...
Humor

#Demonstration_Etiquette: All You Need To Know

10 years ago
I have no idea what demonstration etiquette even means, but someone caught MTV talking about it this morning and started the #اتيكيت_التظاهرات hashtag. I just found the video on MTV and the woman is simply ...
Animals & Wildlife

Animal Cruelty Is A Serious Crime! A Young Kid Encouraged To Kill A Kitten For $10

10 years ago
This is disturbing, disgusting and unfreakin-believable! A video is being shared today on Facebook showing two guys encouraging a young kid to push a kitten off a building. You can hear them offering him $10 ...
Lebanon

Awesome #YouStink Rap Song, Powerful And Daring Lyrics

10 years ago
Photo by Jamal Saidi/Reuters I’m not a big fan of Arab rap music but this track by Bou Nasser El Taffar and Al Raass (بو ناصر الطفّار و الرّاس) is quite something! I’m gonna try ...
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