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Omar Mohammad: The 17 Year Old Martyr Of Arab Free Thought and Speech
In the vast chaos ravaging through the Middle East, these past few days have been especially detrimental to the already extremely weak freedom of thought and speech. Yesterday, Jordanian officials...
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Sectarianism, Hate & Fear: How Hariri’s List Is Fighting Beirut Madinati
As a rule of thumb in the Lebanese political scene, you should know you’re doing something right when all kinds of political groups from all across the political spectrum rally against you and fight...
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This is Aleppo: In A World Where Doctors Have Become Martyrs & Hospitals...
Tucked in the lower floor of a building was Al-Quds hospital in Aleppo, Syria, a small 34 bed facility in the Sukkari neighborhood. Its windows and entrance were fortified with mostly sandbags for...
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بالطّائفية، والكراهية، والتخويف: هكذا تحارب لائحة الحريري #بيروت_مدينتي
This post has been translated from English by Bilal Al Ayoubi and Larissa Abou Harb. من قواعد الُّلعبة على السَّاحة السِّياسيَّة الُّلبنانيَّة أن تجتمع جميع الأطراف السِّياسيَّة على محاربتك، مستخدمةً...
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Why Voting for “Beirut Madinati” Is Of Vital Importance To Get A Better Lebanon
The first lesson we are taught back in our school’s civics class was the following: you, as a citizen, have rights and duties. Voting is a combination of both – it is the only way for you to hold...
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Beirut Madinati Are Victorious, Even If They Didn’t Actually Win
The results of Beirut’s municipal elections are out. Beirut Madinati did not win, but Beirut, the city, is tonight’s biggest loser. The electoral process was an abomination to say the least. Voting...
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40% Of Beirutis Voted For Beirut Madinati: Yes, Change Is Possible!
After more than 36 hours, Beirut’s results have been revealed and Beirut Madinati, the little list that could, ended up getting 40% of the Beiruti vote, in an election where the super low voter...
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What Beirut’s Election Results Tell: Lebanon Can Hope For Change
This post was written with Ramez Dagher from Moulahazat. As promised earlier, this is the more detailed look at how Beirut voted, beyond the surprisingly great outing of the civil movement Beirut...
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Sectarianism & Islamophobia: Jounieh Wants To Become The “Christian Capital”...
On the slope of how low some electoral programs can sink to try and attract votes, the FPM-backed “Karamet Jounieh” takes the cake. You’ve probably seen their billboards all over the highway. From...
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That “Lebanese” President of Brazil You’re Proud Of Is Very Corrupt, Like...
In the surge of Lebanese pride that one of their “own” is now the president of Brazil, while the country celebrates its second year without an actual Lebanese president in Lebanon, not one outlet has...
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756 Lebanese Individuals and 486 Companies Named In Panama Leaks
I find it weird that no Lebanese media has been all over the Lebanese aspect of the Panama Leaks and the names that have rose to prominence as part of those documents. The Panama Leaks have been, over...
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Nadine Njeim Takes Lebanese Women Back 100 Years: Men Should Have Premarital...
Former Lebanese beauty queen and current actress Nadine Njeim recently gave an interview to a program on Future TV in which she was asked about sex for men and women in society. The conversation went...
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Sia Is Coming To The Byblos Festival On August 9th
A source of mine just sent me the line-up of this summer’s Byblos Festival, in an otherwise very quiet lead up. This same time last year, the festival had already confirmed John Legend and I had...
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Lebanese TV Reporter Doesn’t Think Women Are Good Enough To Run For Elections
The saga of Lebanese women and high profile people who think they are not worthy of things that are their right continues, and this time it’s with Ali Noureddine, a reporter on conservative...
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Let’s Make Tripoli Great Again
Around 3 weeks ago, many of us had one thing on our minds: Beirut’s municipal elections and how the independent civil movement list Beirut Madinati would do against the agglomeration of all political...
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Tripoli Is Not A Sectarian City, It’s The Only City To Be Respected These...
Robert Fadel, you have failed your city. Lebanese media, you have failed Tripoli yet again and the country once more. Lebanese people of all kinds, you have fallen once more to your preconceptions...
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Why Did The UN, Canadian and French Embassies Know About The Explosion But...
News of an explosion in the Verdun area of Beirut is currently the most horrifying thing to happen in Lebanon in a long time. The positive aspect of things is that the damage seems to be only material...
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The Lebanese Beaches To Go To Or Avoid This Summer Based On Their Pollution...
The National Centre for Marine Sciences, based in Batroun, has been doing a study over the past several months about the quality of the water at several Lebanese beach areas, from the tip of the North...
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To The Lebanese Parents Celebrating Their Children Passing Brevet With Gunfire
Dear Lebanese parents that couldn’t believe their son or daughter passed their brevet exam so they figured the best way to celebrate, in between the ten kilos of baclava consumed, was to fire a few...
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The People Of Al Qaa Were Victims Of Terrorism… While The Government Didn’t...
The town of Al Qaa in the Beqaa was the scene of a true horror show yesterday as 8 suicide bombers took to its streets to wreck havoc and spread fear among its people. The town is home for around 2500...
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