The story of Hezbollah’s involvement in crushing Syrian protests is based on rumor and heresy alone. It remains unsubstantiated by any hard evidence, and yet some journalists are insisting upon it as if it were fact. As if the Syrian regime lacks its own oppressive forces. The other day I saw a friend making fun of a story on her Facebook wall: “Hezbollah’s secret war … Continue reading When Rumors Turn Into Facts In The Mainstream Media
People blocking the airport highway with burning tires protest against power blackout. Today in Beirut, Tripoli and Sur the highways were blocked with protestors who were angry with the lack of electricity in the country. Yes, it is 2012 Lebanon and where else in this time and age would a country still have blackouts? Lebanon is touristic destination and considers itself stable. Lebanon? Stable? Today … Continue reading January 25 Egypt ask Lebanon to join!
There is a call for a demonstration tomorrow in Beirut to criminalize all forms of rape and it is not only addressed to women. Every man has a responsibility to be concerned – she could be his daughter, his sister, or his girlfriend, subject to a type of rape, or harassment. Every man is called upon to defend women by participating in this demonstration, the rallying cry of which is “every state that does not criminalize all forms of rape is not a reliable one”. The … Continue reading Fight rape and join women in their march for liberation and equality
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.
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
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
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
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.
Obnoxious? Yes. Poor? No. Ignorant on purpose? Yes. It’s no surprise that the Lebanese are disconnected from the world or even the region. During the time of the civil war people in Lebanon kept the party going, they kept convincing themselves that the war would be finished in a matter of days. We all know how it went throughout those long and destructive 15 years. … Continue reading When Will Lebanon Revolt?
The US government needs to back the fuck up from the Arab world and leave our revolution alone. Stop trying to counter our revolutions. US government, your tricks got old, your new tricks cannot work on us, yes, us, the Arab youth. Look at your people and see how occupy wall street protesters across the US are being oppressed. We see your oppression on your … Continue reading USA: hands off our revolution(s)
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