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An Ode to Curtains 25 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
If I were to pick a hero following the horrendous events of Tripoli on Friday, events that touched me and my family personally, I would without doubt choose the item responsible for the most lives sav...
Facebook as Lebanon 22 Aug 2013 | 08:59 am
Why a CEO president is not the solution I was reading with interest Liliane’s blog post where she imagines a utopia in which Lebanon was being run by a CEO. Liliane, who works in Facebook, wrote: “If...
Weekend Post: Following on Twitter 6 Jul 2013 | 06:29 pm
There is only one good reason why you should follow someone on Twitter. Decisions decisions When I first joined Twitter, I started following everything and everyone who sounded vaguely Lebanese. I a...
Apology as a political tool 2 Jul 2013 | 11:00 am
Sooner or later, Lebanese politicians will learn the lesson politicians everywhere have learned: That sometimes a public apology is the least bad option. Nadim Gemayel, Lebanon’s young and soft-spoke...
For Lebanese Sunnis, Support for the Army but no Hero Worship 26 Jun 2013 | 10:45 am
Public expressions of support and a pragmatic acceptance of the important role the army plays, but suspicion lingers. – Some see flawed heroes – To witness the public expressions of support for the ...
“Yes But” 24 Jun 2013 | 03:44 pm
The attitude of Sunnis to Ahmed el Assir is infuriating the rest of the Lebanese Back in the early 2000s after the September 11 attacks in the US and other terrorist bombings in places like London, w...
Not a Revolution 21 Jun 2013 | 09:49 pm
Lebanon’s tomato movement is a refreshing expression of revulsion, but it is not about to turn into a popular revolution. Photo by Habib Battah There is no denying the righteousness of their cause. ...
About “Fishy” Demonstrations 3 Jun 2013 | 01:31 pm
– Protesters in Taksim Square — Whenever someone tells me that the mobilisation of large numbers of people is “fishy”, my blood starts to boil. Perhaps because I remember all too well when in March 2...
The “Iron Fist” is Always an Admission of Failure 29 May 2013 | 04:26 pm
Despite the tragedy of fallen soldiers, calls for the Lebanese army to be more hawkish should be ignored With each tragedy that befalls the Lebanese army when soldiers are killed, we start hearing vo...
Tripoli: A Tale of Three Cities 23 May 2013 | 04:19 pm
The word Tripoli means “three cities”, which is a fitting name for a city that today houses three distinct cultures (“cities”), which are in a state of constant flux and violent interaction. Today we’...
