الكلاب صارحتني: هذه الغابة لم تعد صالحة للعيش

في رحلة إتصل بي ابو ربيع منذ قليل وطلب مني انتظاره في الشقة عند الساعة السادسة والنصف مساءً: “عايزك بموضوع ضروري” . انه اليوم الرابع من شهر آب ومن المؤكد أن “الموضوع الضروري” سيكون فحواه طلب ايجار الشهر وايجار الأشهر الثلاثة “المكسورة”. ماذا أقول له بعد ساعتين؟  لا مفر من هذا “المَنْفَخ”. الحل سيكون بمواجهته بالحقيقة: “ما معي ولا فرنك ابو ربيع” . لكن الحقيقة … Continue reading الكلاب صارحتني: هذه الغابة لم تعد صالحة للعيش

Lebanon: SCC Protest

“Lets call it a revolution, O my people” At 10am teachers and students decided this would not be just another manic Monday: they took to the streets turning them into a country-wide classroom with the kick-off of The Syndicate Coordination Committee open-ended strike and demonstrations. This is the second week of teachers’ protests and this one was on the steps of the Central Bank followed … Continue reading Lebanon: SCC Protest

Panic in Hamra

Momentary panic fell upon Makdissi street Hamra. Around 5 pm today two men parked their car in the middle of the intersection at Marble Tower hotel and took off running. On the busy intersection people panicked and they too left their cars and took off running. A bystander told me “there might be a bomb in the car lets get inside the shop before it … Continue reading Panic in Hamra