Month: December 2011

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Clowns bringing laughter to Beirut: The Streets are for the People.

The clowns gathered at Ziko House, each had his/her clown on, Bob Marley was singing the good vibes in the background. The ready clowns clowned around, cloning others, until an army of clowns was born. Clown smiles mixed with roars and laughter, and Rocky the dog, not to be left out, got his clown on too. At the entrance to Ziko House, another kind of … Continue reading Clowns bringing laughter to Beirut: The Streets are for the People.

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Lebanon in Pictures: Strike And protests For Economical Justice

Today people from various areas in Lebanon  gathered at 11:00 am  marching in a protest from Beshara al-Khoury towards the Grand Serail to refute the cabinet’s approval of the wage hike decree. What happened today is simple to understand, there isn’t any mysterious political conspiracy behind it: it’s a fact that living in Lebanon nowadays for a working citizen has become like some sort of a voyage into the unknown, some are not … Continue reading Lebanon in Pictures: Strike And protests For Economical Justice

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Thursday Strike and Protests الخميس الى الاضراب والتظاهر

Thursday 15 December 2011 we strike and demonstrate at 11am from the intersection of Bishara al-Khouri – Sodeco up to the government house (Saray), in order to adhere to the requirement to correct salaries and wages in the public and private sectors  and to demand the right of everyone to be paid a fair wage. الخميس الى الاضراب والتظاهر عند الحادية عشرة من قبل الظهر من تقاطع بشارة الخوري – السوديكو وصولاً إلى السرايا الحكومية، وذلك من أجل … Continue reading Thursday Strike and Protests الخميس الى الاضراب والتظاهر

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Lebanon’s 99% Protest Economical Injustice

Yesterday an anti capitalism protest was staged in front of the Lebanese central bank in Beirut. The protest was held by young Lebanese people demanding an end to the economical injustice by the few rich in the country who happen to be the politicians running (manipulating) the country. On a beautiful Saturday afternoon the protest was a peaceful one. On my way to the protest … Continue reading Lebanon’s 99% Protest Economical Injustice

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One good thing about Lebanon: it’s infrastructure.

One good thing about Lebanon: it’s infrastructure. Only 2 months ago Beirut was in a drought and we were buying water at $40 a pop to wash and clean. Ironically, now, and maybe because of the quality of our infrastructure, it has been raining for two hours and the streets are flooding, cars are drowning and water is left running un-invested or unnoticed. You see … Continue reading One good thing about Lebanon: it’s infrastructure.

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