Western Journalists Unfair To Lebanese Christians.

I second Michael Young in his well written piece. When Western Journalists write about Lebanese Christians, they do for some strange reasons “invariably resort to the word ‘fascism’ “. That is blatantly unfair.
The article’s first few paragraphs criticize the NY Times’ article that has already been ravaged on the Lebanese blogosphere.  This why I suggest [...]

Returning to Naher al Bared “As Symbolic As Returning To Palestine”

The reverse exodus back to the ravaged Naher al bared camp has begun. A serious debate should start on what’s to happen next.

Coming back home.
The first 100 families of those who live in undamaged neighborhoods have started returning. The camp is now a shadow of its old self with buildings devastated beyond recognitions. But that [...]

Lebanese Christians Attempt To Speak With One Voice

Lebanon’s most democratic sect wants to become more like its Muslim counterpart.

You can’t blame the Christian clergy for panicking. Now that the international press is syndicating articles with titles like “Christian Split in Lebanon Raises Specter of Civil War“, the guardians of the Maronite church are scrambling to save face for this once glorious and [...]

The Lebanese Are Becoming Cheaper

The more the Lebanese immigrate, the more they harm the salaries of their compatriots abroad. Or so says a piece in the International Herald Tribune.
In “A buyer’s market in Lebanon“, Bloomberg’s Daniel Williams writes that the brain outflow from Lebanon is a “double whammy”, where it is “drying up the pool of skilled workers inside [...]

Saad’s “Mission” In Washington

If you’re still wondering why Mr. Saad Hariri went to Washington, take a look at what Jackson Diehl from the Washington Post’s editorial board has to say.Big plans..
In “As Lebanon Goes,” Mr. Diehl argues that Mr. Hariri’s visit is about nothing less ambitious than “defeating [the Middle East's] conventional wisdom”. The conventional wisdom being this:

Middle [...]

Zut! Lebanon Is Dropping French For English

An article in the Toronto Star notes what most of us already know: In Lebanon, French is taking the backseat to English as the “language of status”. But are the Lebanese ready to let go of the Language of Hugo?
French billboard for Fracophonie summit..
French is the first language I ever studied. As a Lebanese living [...]

Rubbish Journalism

The New York Times is so blinded by Bush Hatred that its Lebanon reporting is becoming an insult to Lebanese intelligence.
Thanks to DBK for pointing out this outrageous piece in the New York Times on Lebanon:

“The struggle is over who gets to be the next president, a post reserved for a Christian under Lebanon’s Constitution, [...]

How To Ignore A Sayyed

Today’s Almustaqbal frontpage hardly mentioned Hassan Nassrallah’s major speech yesterday. Is this a deliberate attempt by Hariri’s media to ignore him? Should we take a hint and stop fixating on the Party of God?