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❊ The Big Fat Guide To Lebanese Twitter Users

** Update: This list is now available as a Twitter list **

With Prime Ministers Najib Mikati and Saad Hariri starting to use Twitter in public, many Lebanese have decided to join the service. As someone who has been using twitter for a while, I decided I could help with publishing a guide of some of the most interesting Lebanese users of Twitter. (If you’re very new to Twitter and feel completely lost, consider reading this guide for new users before starting here.)

This guide is not intended to be comprehensive. It is meant as a way for you to jump-start your follow list and get to know interesting people online. The people mentioned in this guide are chosen one by one. They are Lebanese or they live and work in Lebanon. They use twitter actively and interact with other users.

I will not include accounts for brands, businesses, institutions, political parties or causes. I am not including people who use Twitter as a one-way publishing platform. I won’t include anyone who doesn’t have a profile picture or has his or her account set to private. I also won’t include fake and unauthorized accounts.

Now, without further ado, I leave you with the guide (Last updated, November 15, 2011, 20:40  Beirut Time)

Politicians

Pres. Michel Sleiman (@SleimanMichel), Najib Mikati  (@Najib_Mikati), Saad Hariri (@HaririSaad) , Ziyad Baroud (@ZiyadBaroud) , Antoine Haddad (@antoine_haddad)

Note: Other political accounts exist , but they are used as a one way street and don’t engage with other users.

Statesmen and Economists

Ghassan Salame (@GhassanSalame) , Nasser Saidi (@Nasser_Saidi ), Alia Moubayed (@aliamoub)

Journalists

Hisham Melhem (@hisham_melhem) , Marcel_Ghanem (@Marcel_Ghanem) ,Octavia Nasr (@octavianasr) , Shada Omar (@Shadaomar), Rima Maktabi (@rimamaktabi) , Mona Saliba (@monasaliba), Tania Mehanna (@taniamehanna), Fadi Chahine (@FChahine21) , Hanin Ghaddar (@haningdr) , Dana Moukhallati (@Dana_Mk)  , Ana Maria Luca (@aml1609) , Jamil Mroue (@jamilmroue ), Annie Slemrod (@annieslem) , Hala Jaber (@HalaJaber) Olivia Alabaster (@OliviaAlabaster), Patrick Galey (@patrickgaley) , Justin Salhani (@JustinSalhani) , Dana Khraiche (@DLKhraiche), Thomas El-Basha (@Tom_Basha) , Emma Gatten (@emmagatten) , Nadim Koteich (@NadimKoteich), Josh Wood (@woodenbeirut), Antoun Issa (@antissa) , Lema Chehimi (@lemachehimi), Moeali Nayel (@MoeAliNay), Johaina khaldieh (@Johaynah) , Anne-Marie El-Hage (@Annemarieelhage) ,

Scholars and Political Analysts

Paul Salem (@paul_salem) , Emile Hokayem (@emile_hokayem) , Michael Young (@BeirutCalling), Elias Muhanna (@QifaNabki) , Karl Sharro (@KarlreMarks), Tony Badran (@AcrossTheBay), Hussain AbdulHussain (@hahussain) , Randa Slim (@rmslim) , Antonin Grégoire (@AntoninGregoire)

Bloggers and Online Activists

Magda Abu-Fadil (@MagdaAbuFadil) , Mustapha Hamoui (@beirutspring) ,  Rami Fayoumi (@Plus961) , Nasri Atallah (@NasriAtallah), Ziad Majed (@ziadmajed) , Imad Bazzi (@trellalb), Hummus Nation (@HummusNation) , Francois Bacha (@frencheagle) , Nadine Moawad (@nmoawad), Liliane A (@FunkyOzzi) , Rasha Ghamloush (@lebanesevoices) , Assaad Thebian (@Beirutiyat) , Najib Mitri (@lenajib) , Angie Nassar (@angienassar) , Gino Raidy (@GinoRaidy), Elie Fares (@eliefares) , Lama Bashour (@lama_b) , Beirut Drive-By (@beirutdriveby), Dany Awad (@DanyAwad) , Joelle Hatem (@joellehatem)  , Ivy Says (@ivysblog) , Ali Seif (@BloggerSeif) , Doreen Khoury (@doreenkhoury) , Ayman Mhanna (@AymanMhanna) , Nadim Lahoud (@NadimLahoud) , Nader Haddad (@NaderHaddad), Micheline Hazou (@mich1mich), Emilie Hasrouty (@Emiliehasrouty) , Mohammad Hijazi (@mhijazi), Chantal Akkary (@Shanty2), Amar Shabby (@amarshabby) , Juli (@Bitonya) , Adla Massoud (@Adlamassoud) , Sara Assaf (@SaraAssaf) , Paso (@CMPaso)

Media 

Mazen Hayek (@HayekMG) , Wajih Ajouz (@neruda906) , Philippe Abou Zeid (@philabouzeid) , Greg Ohannessian (@gregohan) , Jessy Abou Habib (@jessyabouhabib)

Social Media & Marketing

Leila Khauli Hanna (@leilakhauli) , Ayman Itani (@aymanitani), Monajem (@MoNajem) , Darine Sabbagh (@sdarine), Sana Tawileh (@SanaTawileh), Youmna (@youmny) , Rabih (@darelakhdar) , Pascale Moussawbah (@Pas_M) , Marie Nakhle (@MarieNakhle) , Joe (@JoesBox) , Mohamad Badr (@mhdbadr) ,

Food 

Anissa Helou (@anissahelou) , Bethany Kehdy (@Bethanykd), Loulwa K. (@Pearlowa) , Phatima Pour Hakimi (@PhatimaHakimi) , Khaled (@Arabear) , Loulou (@ConfettiBlues) , Paty M (@PatyAMag) , Cynthia Bu Jawdeh (@StrawberryBlu) , Nadine Issa (@Point_ALaLigne) , Mira Abed Rabbo (@MiraAbedRabbo)

Technology

Amer Tabsh (@arzleb) , Rita El Khoury (@khouryrt) , George Elkhabbaz (@UxSoup) , Chadi Abou Nohra (@CAbN) , Mireille Raad (@migheille) , Footnem (@footnem) , Nadine Chemali (@nadinechemali) , Patrick Semaan (@PatrickSemaan) , Cyril Rouhana (@Crouhana) , Fadi Khater (@fkhater) , Antoine Naaman (@_Ant1_) , Samer Nakfour (@sygma) , Moustafa Baalbaki (@mustafabaalbaki), Haytham Elkhoja (@haythamelkhoja), Layal el Khatib (@nightS) , Raghd Hamzeh (@rnh158) , Joseph El Khoury (@JosephELKHOURY) , Rani Haddad (@4484) , Hussam Al-Oueini (@sam_lb) , Wissam Dandan (@WissamDandan) , Samer Chami (@_BiGsAm_)

Business, Finance & Entrepreneurship

Antoun Sehnaoui (@sehnaouiantoun) , Ziad Kamel (@ziadkamel),  Fadi Sabbagha (@fadisabbagha) , Habib Haddad (@habibh), Mohamad Sobh (@WordzWizard), Boulus Jadallah (@paulinbeirut), Buzz (@Buzz81), Samer Karam (@SamerKaram),  Mohannad Aama (@mohannadaama) , Omar Fakhouri (@omarfakhouri) , Fares Fayad (@FaresF) , Alexandra Tohme (@alextohme) , Sally Abdul Wahab (@SallyAbdulWahab) , Lara Habib (@Lara_bn), Nadine Hani (@Nadine_bn)

Healthcare and Health Advocacy

Ghida Talal (@GhidaTalal) , Georges Azzi (@azzi) , Abdul Rahman ElKinge (@AR_ElKinge) , Fadi Dalati (@Fadi_Dalati)

Social Work and Philanthropy

Brigitte K. Mountain (@Brigitte_khair) , Kahlil Pfaff (@mallydobb) , Afif Tabsh (@afiftabsh)

Artists, Designers and Writers

Maya Zankoul (@MayaZankoul) , Joumana Medlej (@cedarseed) , zina mufarrij (@ZinaComics) , Sareen Akharjalian (@sareen_ak), Rudy chidiac (@SalvadorRudy) , Nadine Chahine (@arabictype) , Samar Maakaron (@samarmaakaron) , Naziha Baassiri (@zizastan) , Merwad A (@merwada) , Sandra Rishani (@sandrarishani)  , Sahar Ghazale (@saharghazale) , Hisham Assaad (@hishamad) , Naeema Zarif (@Naeema) , Joanna Choukeir (@Joannachoukeir) , Joseph Maalouf (@Zoozel), Dania El-Kadi (@Lebanese_Writer) , Louma Bardawil (@LoumaBardawil) , Michael Chaftari (@chaftari ) , Saad K (@SeenKaf) , Hilal CHOUMAN (@hilalchouman) , Michael Oghia (@MikeOghia)

Photographers

Abir Ghattas (@abzzyy) , Rita Kamel (@ritakml), Krikorian Mher (@krikOrianm) , Lara Zankoul (@larazankoul) ,

Special Mention

Ambassador Tom Fletcher (@HMATomFletcher)

I will keep adding people with time, but feel free to share this, especially with those who are asking for help with Twitter.

I’m sure I am missing a LOT of people. As I said previously, this is not meant to be comprehensive. But in case you think there is someone that must have absolutely made the list, please email me with their twitter name to beirutspring@gmail.com . And one last thing: Don’t forget to follow me.

54 thoughts on “❊ The Big Fat Guide To Lebanese Twitter Users”

  6. Mus,

    My friends from the syrian intelligence, as well as their trolls in lebanon, would like to thank you for making their work faster in keeping tabs on the leb blogosphere. They could barely spell internet and now this titter tatter thingy, so they’re grateful.

    Of course,, they had to send a verbal message, since their internet is either too slow or continuously cut off.

  7. It’s a great idea and specially now with Lebanese getting more and more into Twitter.
    So honored to be included :)
    Thumbs up ;)

  9. Great list Mustapha! I’ve tried but can’t really embrace the Twitter thing. Nonetheless, this list is fantastically helpful in identifying people with large internet footprints, so I can find lots of other great sources of information in Lebanon!

  11. Very useful mustapha. Two things.
    1- You can now add ghassan salameh.
    2- I hope you can add the category ” Economists” in the future. please don’t include us under businessmen because we are not!
    Many thanks! alia

  13. This is very helpful M! Thanks for including me. Ask @gregohan for a full list of LBCI’s news staff. My company provided SM training for them over the summer. If Greg doesn’t have an updated list, I can provide one from July 2011. They’ve added a few since. Of course @taniamehanna has been on Twitter since 2009 and is pretty active too. I would also add @AntaReportNews in your media section or news curation, he’s been phenomenal.
    Cheers,
    O

  18. For the luddites amongst us, can you please explain in a nutshell why we should use twitter (other than the fact that’s cool)? What is the difference between it and FB for following people. I get all my updates through FB of interesting people, newspapers, magazines, (including the PM and some journalists and personalities). If you want to convince someone of using twitter, what would you tell them? what is the main difference between twitter and FB that would convince me of going there? I do have a twitter account, and I used it to get updates during the revolution in Egypt.

  20. you could also add @nadinefeghaly to the artist and designer section, she’s one to keep an eye on too, though she’s not active a whole lot at the moment it seems.

  22. cool list! makes me want to go back (to being active) to twitter and check a few of the accounts i did not know about. but the more busy and doing stuff offline, the less time for twitter and being up-to-date to the minute i get to be. Would be interesting to create lists to follow out of those…
    cheers,
    celine

  24. Thanks Mustafa for the inclusion! A real deep honored to be mentioned on your blog in the same breath as all those delightfully smart people :)

  25. Thank you for including me M :)

    You won’t believe this, but I knew about the guide from a nice guy who approached me yesterday at a pasta place in Hamra. He recognized me upon seeing my name on the list. We were both having dinner alone, separately, so we ended up socializing and having a quite interesting conversation and dinner together.

    Don’t you just love positive coincidences? Your guide spiraled on Twitter and brought together a couple of exhausted people on a work filled Thursday evening.

    Thank you again.

    P

  30. mustafa, half of them are so lame and only say stupid stuff, sorry i don’t mean to be rude :( so which ones have the best insights?? could you make a list like a top 10 of all???

  34. Congratulations Mustapha on this timely initiative. Hopefully, the guide of #Lebanese #Twitter’ers will keep on growig while they become even more engaging.

    Best regards to all fellow #Twitter’ers,
    Mazen Hayek

  35. Thank you for including me:) Shared your list to help Lebanese out there, thousands are joining now that politicians are on twitter (typical), they definitely need all the help they can get. Thank you on their behalf :)

  37. Huge thanks for the inclusion, it’s much appreciated. There are more dietitians in Beirut using twitter: @StrawberryBlu, @Point_ALaLigne, @eatlikemira1 and @MiraAbedRabbo. Thanks again Mustapha :)

  39. Hello there,

    I like ur post and would like it if u add my @afiftabsh twitter account somewhere between entrepreneurship and social work /ngos.

    Let me knw …

    Afif
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    Http//www.afiftabsh.com

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