Let’s Help Out Achrafieh’s Street Musician

Update: His name is Maroun Nachef and is known as The Seller of Songs. Here's an old article with more details about Maroun. Thank you Alexis! I was once told about an old man who sits on Sassine Square and plays the Oud but I never really met him until today. He was sitting in the middle of the square with a hat in front of him to collect tips and a banner on his…

Beirut Martyrs Square Statue Joins The #YouStink Protest

by Joy Fayad Someone photoshopped Martyrs Square statue to make one of the statues look like they're disgusted from the smell and joined the #YouStink protest. I think it's pretty funny but I really hope that we won't be having any martyrs in the upcoming protests. There's a big demonstration planned in Beirut on Saturday and we've witnessed the birth of 4 or 5 new movements this week which is not necessarily a good thing.…

Correcting The DailyMail & NYTimes: LBC Reporter Attacked By Police Not Protesters

Photo by Karim Mostafa Update: The DailyMail removed the article. The DailyMail shared an article on the recent Beirut Protests stating that "a female reporter was attacked by protesters on live TV during the anti-government demonstrations in Lebanon". I'm not sure how they came up with that conclusion but the "mob" that they are referring to was actually protecting the LBC reporter from the riot police. The crowd didn't assault her and her clothes weren't…
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#BeirutWall Is Down

10 years ago
via Nader Houella It barely lasted 24 hours. The question is though who put it up in the first place and how much did it cost to install it and remove it? More wasted money. ...
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The Beirut Wall Of Shame Turned Into A Piece Of Art In Less Than An Hour

10 years ago
via Patyl I still can’t believe they actually built a cement wall to block the entrance to the Serail and prevent protesters from getting any further. I’m totally against what happened two days ago and ...
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Five Funny #YouReek (#YouStink) Pictures & Videos

10 years ago
A Beiruti snack called Ramez – Mazraat that sells chicken got inspired from the #Tol3it_Ree7etkon campaign and 3as3us’s #Farroujna_Lil_Watan episode and kicked off the #‏طَيبي_ريحتكن‬ campaign. [YouTube] I have no idea who originally shot this ...
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