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Screw Lebanese Media 26 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
The above sheikh was hosted on NewTV earlier tonight to talk on behalf of the people of Tripoli. I guess that city ran out of spokespeople over the past few days so the TV station in question figur...
A Phone Call with Lebanon’s Police 25 Aug 2013 | 01:04 pm
I keep hearing about security plans for this country, especially for the places where security has been non-existent. My idea of a security plan, despite me not being an expert whatsoever, involves – ...
Day One: Rebuilding Tripoli 24 Aug 2013 | 04:44 pm
Day one post two blasts that killed 45 of its sons and daughters, this is Tripoli. This morning, these young men and women are not pointing fingers and expressing blame. They are not sinking to the s...
Lebanon, Screw This 23 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
It’s been one week since our news broadcasts last cut out regular useless programming to let us know that a part of our country was burning to the ground following an explosion, that people were dying...
Are We Really Resilient? 21 Aug 2013 | 04:12 pm
The Lebanese people are proud to be resilient in the face of adversity. Tripoli may be all up in flames but Hamra would still be partying the night away like nobody cared. Dahye might be mourning its ...
Caramel, The Attack, 12 Angry Lebanese on International Best Movies Lists 20 Aug 2013 | 11:39 pm
The Guardian has published a list of the top 10 Arab movies and they featured Zeina Daccache’s Twelve Angry Lebanese on the list, with nine other Egyptian movies of which I haven’t heard. The lis...
Spotted in Harissa: Labbayka Nasrallah 19 Aug 2013 | 03:10 pm
I guess it must be completely natural for religious people to go to Harissa. Even I feel like going there sometimes. There’s just something about the serenity of that place. I also guess it must be c...
It’s Just A Bomb 16 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
I was watching a movie today. What a mundane and worthless sentence to start anything with. But I was watching a movie today. It was a quiet afternoon. I had seen a dear friend whom I hadn’t seen in...
Ghadi, An Upcoming Lebanese Movie 15 Aug 2013 | 04:42 pm
A friend of mine just sent my way the trailer for an upcoming Lebanese movie called Ghadi, written by Lebanese comedian George Khabbaz: I found the trailer to be interesting and it looks like this mo...
How Can I Get Credible News in Lebanon? 15 Aug 2013 | 03:36 pm
Q: How do you know a person’s political/sectarian/whatever affiliation? A: Just look at the news they read/watch/get exposed to. With near 12 hour shifts at the hospital, I’m having less and less ti...
