يرجى الاستماع The English transcript: clip one. Test, test 1 2, 1 2 There is this thing I’m trying to accomplish right now. This clip is a test. It’s something like a radio show but it’s not a radio, because the tools have changed. It’s something as an alternative; it’s not an alternative to writing but in addition to writing. When we write, few people … Continue reading The Radio Show Launched
A comedian showing underwear on stage is considered a crime in the corrupt so-called country Lebanon. When half naked so-called singers: Haifa, Nanci, and the like appear on stage or local TV channels, horny and seductive, its fine, all good because its considered part of promoting tourism(tourism: for the Gulf men:lebanon offers women and alcohol). Again, when Mohamad Iskander makes a whole sexist album, singing, … Continue reading Lebanon: Breeding Hypocrisy
The issue is whether we want to live in a free society or whether we want to live under what amounts to a form of self-imposed totalitarianism, with the bewildered herd marginalized, directed elsewhere, terrified, screaming patriotic slogans, fearing for their lives, and admiring with awe the leader who saved them from destruction, while the educated masses goose-step on command and repeat the slogans they’re … Continue reading Noam Chomsky: Media Control
Two concluding observations. One: The Arab world is on the verge of another major change, the onset of an era of peace agreements with Israel. All of these (including the Palestinian) either have been or will be negotiated by leaders all of whom will be seen as doing so from a position of weakness and, in some cases, great unpopularity. Having for years been bombarded … Continue reading Edward Said: The Other Arab Muslims
Moe Ali Nayel The Electronic Intifada Beirut 2 April 2012 Beaufort Castle is a Crusader fortress on a high promontory with a commanding view of southern Lebanon and northern Palestine. It was the assembly point for demonstrators marking Palestinian Land Day last week. Land Day (30 March) commemorates the Israeli military’s killing of six Palestinian citizens of Israel who were protesting the theft of their land in 1976. The Global March to Jerusalem … Continue reading “We are only guests in Lebanon” – Palestinians look homewards on Land Day
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and international activists gathered at Qala’at al-Shaqif (Beaufort castle) South Lebanon demonstrating on Land Day. Six Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces on March 30, 1976 during protests over land confiscations. Video: Land day South #Lebanon 2012 Video: Land day Lebanon 2012 Continue reading Land Day The Global March to Jerusalem: Lebanon in Pictures
But in the end the Palestinian problem is the Middle East problem. It is about the denial of human rights for “natives”. It is about unremitting war waged by Israel against the non-European Arab inhabitants of Palestine, a war that continues today in war-destroyed southern Lebanon and in the Occupied Territories. it is about unrestrained militarism, destruction, and overspending. Palestine is the human truth hidden beneath propagandistic thought-stopping headlines, … Continue reading Edward Said: Palestine and Palestinians
Lebanon: modern slavery and racism. Yesterday while sipping my coffee at café’ Younis Hamra, I turned around looking to see if any of my friends were hanging out, only to see Ali Mahfouz the man that appeared in a video beating Alem Dechasa-Desisa, an Ethiopian domestic worker. A few days later, after the release of the video, we learned that Alem Dechasa-Desisa had killed herself. Ali Mahfouz, … Continue reading Lebanon: ongoing racism and abuse
Define Lebanon: sectarianism, racism, classism, corruption, unfettered capitalism, fetishist consumerism, dysfunctionalism, feudalism, politicians feeding on the people who they are supposed to lead, but the food is great! Lebanese food WAS the only good notion that I was able to extract from this sad place. In moments of frustration and despair I always (nostalgically) thought at least there is one good thing about Lebanon. Now … Continue reading If Food Is bad What is Good About Lebanon?
The following call for action and critique was influenced by reactions from people who were planning to attend the protest that took place today. It all started boiling in my head after hip-hop artist, el-Rass (the Head), performed at the fundraising party. As usual el-Rass’ words were bold and sharp. After the show I heard some people reacting to the lyrics and there was a … Continue reading Not another protest
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