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Najib
Sep 02, 2015 04:07
These posters are part of a 2010 campaign initiated by NGO Bahr Loubnan and depicting Lebanon’s historical sites covered in trash. The ads were meant to raise awareness on the dangers of marine pollution and prevent Lebanese citizens from throwing garbage in the sea and on the coast. Quoting Bahr Loubnan's VP Rima Tarabay, she stated that "what people must realize is that this land is for our children and grandchildren. Politics comes and goes,…
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Najib
Sep 02, 2015 10:20
via Al Jazeera Abdul Halim Attar is a Palestinian-Syrian who fled to Lebanon three years ago with his two children and has been selling pens in the streets of Beirut to make ends meet. Attar was photographed by an Icelandic journalist and activist called Gissur Simonarson who shared on Twitter two pictures of the Syrian refugee selling pens while holding his sleeping daughter. After receiving tons of requests to help the man, Gissi was able…
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Najib
Sep 02, 2015 01:07
via Maytham If you are still wondering where all this garbage is going nowadays, go to the Beirut River and see what's happening there. It took us years to get rid of the Karantina garbage mountain yet we managed to build a new one within 3 weeks. The smell is already unbearable there and is becoming even worse as trash is piling up everyday. I wonder if the Beirut River Crocodile has decided to move…
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Najib
Sep 01, 2015 01:41
via Act4disappeared Every year on the 30th of August, which happens to be the U.N.'s International Day of the Disappeared, we remember the 17,000+ Lebanese who disappeared during the war in Lebanon and its aftermath. The families of the disappeared have been protesting for years in Beirut yet the government has done nothing to clarify the fate of their loved ones. The committee of families, with the support of Human Rights Watch, has drafted "a…
Critiques
10 years ago
My friend was telling me yesterday about a tragic incident in an amusement park in Aley and then I saw the report at night on MTV. A young kid has apparently died after falling off ...
Humor
10 years ago
After a “Jon Snow is Alive” poster appeared at the #YouStink protest, the above was posted two days ago on Arya Stark’s Facebook page. Of course it’s a fictional page but it’s quite funny to ...
Information
10 years ago
Mustapha put together a website that gathers #YouStink news from Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & Lebaneseblogs. It’s an easy way to track all updates related to the #YouStink (#طلعت_ريحتكم) movement and an extra reason for everyone ...
Humor
10 years ago
I couldn’t find any cool song for the #YouStink protest but a friend of mine shared this old song from 2013 that applies perfectly to the current situation and is pretty awesome! I hope they ...
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