Are White Belly Dancers Engaging In Cultural Appropriation?

Ranja Jarrar argues in her piece that white women who practice belly dance are, willingly or unwillingly, engaging in appropriation. Personally speaking, I didn't really get the point the author was trying to make and I never saw a problem in white women learning how to belly dance and finding in it a form of self-expression. Women I have confronted about this have said, “But I have been dancing for 15 years! This is something…

Heads Up About Nutella In Lebanon: U.S VS Polish Version

I was at O&C having lunch on Sunday and I thought I pass by the supermarket and pick up some stuff on the way out. On my way to the cashier, I noticed they had some Nutella jars on display so I picked up one but saw that it was priced at 9000 Lebanese Liras , which is almost double the price of the one I usually buy. I asked around and as it turns…

CNN Report On Lebanon’s Slow Internet

While one cannot deny that Minister Sehnaoui has improved the internet situation in Lebanon as a whole, internet is still relatively slow in Lebanon and the data caps are still ridiculously low. I am currently registered to the 1.5GB 3G plan and always exceed my monthly limit, even though I use WIFI at work and at home. Let's hope things will improve with the new minister. You can watch the full CNN Report by Mohammad…
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ASHEKMAN x DJ Lethal Skillz – Deyman Ijebeh

11 years ago
[YouTube] The latest from the awesome Ashekman brothers. ...
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Little Helps: Baking Maamoul For A Cause

11 years ago
A little help from everyone can make a huge difference sometimes. That’s what “Little Helps” is hoping to achieve this year by making, baking and selling Maamoul during April to help the needy in Lebanon. ...
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More Than 1000 Cyclists Take Part In The “Ride For Roy” 65K Memorial Ride

11 years ago
The Ride For Roy is a 65 km ride that starts and finishes at Atlantis, The Palm. It was organized to honor Triathlon Lebanese Champion Roy Nasr‘s memory. Roy was killed by a drunk driver ...
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MIT Student From Lebanon Found Dead

11 years ago
23-year old Hadi Kasab was found dead in his university-owned residence in Cambridge on Thursday night. Hadi comes from Saida, Lebanon and was a second-year graduate student in MIT’s program in computation for design and ...
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