In Pictures: More Than 100 Lebanese Men Walked In Heels Against Violence

More than 100 men, including myself, wore heels today and walked a mile in support of #Kafa and in an attempt to raise awareness on violence against women. LBCI, Future TV, OTV, Al Jadeed, Al Arabiyya, Al Hurra, Skynews Arabia, Reuters, MBC.net and other media outlets were there to cover the event which is pretty cool. MTV didn't show up which is weird. One of the TV reporters asked me if I was worried that…

Lebanese Basketball Player Wael Arakji Has Declared For The 2015 NBA Draft!

Lebanese point guard and Riyadi player Wael Arakji has reportedly entered the 2015 NBA draft after his performances caught one of the NBA scouts' attention. The news came after @DraftExpress tweeted the news and stated that Wael's stats aren't super impressive, but he looks interesting on film as he's big for a point guard and very quick. Arakji is only 20. He's 6'4 and has been playing with Riyadi for 4 years now. Arakji is…

#RealityCheck: Are You Armenian? Do You Eat Basterma?

Are you Armenian? Do you eat a lot of spices? Do you live in Bourj Hammoud? Do you eat Basterma a lot? Bto2rabak Kim Kardashian? These are all real life questions that are often asked to Lebanese-Armenians based on stereotypes that are generally untrue and are not as funny as some people think they are. The below video is meant to spread a message against stereotyping in a funny way and includes several known Lebanese-Armenian…

Echoes Photo Exhibition: 40 Pictures From The Red Cross Archives & 6 Lebanese War Photographers.

Echoes: The voices behind the pictures is a photo exhibition organized by The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Lebanese Red Cross on the occasion of the 40th commemoration of the start of the Lebanese civil. There are 40 pictures being displayed for the first time and taken from the Red Cross archives and 6 Lebanese war photographers: Abbas Selman, Jamil Saiidi, Patrick Baz, Aline Manoukian, Marwan Tahtah and Hussein Baydoun. The exhibition…
Events

Controversial French Comedian Dieudonné Is Coming To Lebanon On June 3rd & 4th

10 years ago
I know for a fact that a lot of Lebanese are fans of Dieudonné, either because he’s anti-Zionist or just because he’s controversial and funny. For those of you who don’t know who this guy ...
Automotive

Expect To See Car Chases In Lebanon Soon

10 years ago
Here’s a video showing how the Jdeideh ISF officers warned a driver who wasn’t wearing a seat belt and talking on the phone today. I’m not sure if this was staged or someone actually filmed ...
Critiques

Some Lebanese Refuse To Recognize The Armenian Genocide

10 years ago
Victims of the Ottoman rule – Picture taken in Lebanon via Annahar A couple of Beiruti associations and organizations, as well as few Sunni groups in Tripoli, rejected Education Minister Elias Bou Saab’s decision “to ...
Events

100 Years Already: Remember And Recognize The Armenian Genocide

10 years ago
The above picture is the forget-me-not flower, the official emblem of the 100th year of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. The forget-me-not flower expresses the theme of eternal remembrance, and is also meant to symbolically ...
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