AUB Mourns Marwan Hamzeh

I was very saddened to hear earlier today about Marwan Mustafa Hamzeh, a Lebanese student at the American University of Beirut, who died after falling from the Penrose men's dorms building. I don't think AUB has ever witnessed an incident like this one and I truly hope it will be the last time they do. I've been hearing a lot of stories about the 20 year old's death but honestly speaking, I've ignored all of…

I Loved Hayda Haki!

Yesterday was the first episode of Adel Karam's much anticipated show "Hayda Haki" on MTV. Hayda Haki is a late night show very similar to the talk shows we see in the US and is hosted by Comedian Adel Karam. I had high expectations for this show, which is rarely the case for Lebanese shows, and it didn't fail to impress! The introduction was a bit cliché and boring but then things got better and…
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Zwan مع شعطة حر

12 years ago
I was checking if the word “شعطة” has a specific meaning in the Arabic language but I couldn’t find it online. “شعطة” can be used for a person (مشعوط) which means he’s bit crazy and ...
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Morphosis Architects Shortlisted For New US embassy in Beirut

12 years ago
There were plans to move the embassy to Baabda few years back but they were dropped and the new embassy will be built close to the existing one in Awkar. It will include a chancery, ...
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Lebanese Ayah Bdeir Ranked 9th Sexiest Startup CEO Alive

12 years ago
Ayah is the founder and CEO of Littlebits. She’s an MIT graduate and was also named number 33 on Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business for 2013. You can check out the full list ...
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Fun Reads about Beirut For Today

12 years ago
Picture from Al-Akhbar Take a taxi if you want to gauge the mood in Beirut – by Michael Karam Every Single Article Ever Written About Being Gay in Beirut In One Convenient Article – Via ...
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