Miscalleneous


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Aug 10

Ceci N’est Pas Un Hijab

"This is not a proper veil"

Attention all Muhajababes,  you’re doing it the wrong way.


10
Aug 10

Syria Should Not Have Withdrawn From Lebanon

Relax. I’m talking about yesterday’s basketball game where the Syrian team withdrew because of the insults the Lebanese audience was hurling. Embarrassing.


22
Jul 10

New Look. Keeping It Simple

Welcome to Beirut Spring’s new look (If you’re reading this from a feed reader, ignore this post).

I decided to be very ruthless with the items on the blog, trying to keep everything to the essential minimum. Many people had complained about the bugginess and slowness of the previous website, and they’re right. There was a lot of loose ends, dead links, news feeds from websites you probably visit every day and things no one uses anymore (does anyone “reddit” posts anymore?).

So I decided to focus on what I do best (I hope): blogging! It might take you a while to get used to the new look, but I really hope it will be easier on your eyes and your minds for a better experience in the future. Thanks for being such great readers.


21
Jul 10

Lebanon’s Weirdest Mascot

Who on earth wants to listen to a condom telling you to castrate dogs and cats? (Source)

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20
Jul 10

Hamas Group Wedding In Lebanon

I wonder if the wedding included “joyful” shooting in the air

The wedding ceremony was the first of its kind organized by Hamas in Lebanon and it had a charitable aim as well as a festive goal. Couples were chosen because they had limited resources and each one was presented with money and furniture donations after the ceremony.The event included traditional Palestinian dances and songs, in addition to fireworks to best express the joy of the gathered. 


12
Jul 10

The Sad Tale of Firas Hussein Haidar

20 year old mentally imbalanced man tries to “hitch a ride” by running behind an airplane. He gets stuck to the plane’s wheels and dies from high pressure in the air (he tried to close his ears using cigarette butts) only for his body to be found in the destination country (Saudi Arabia). 
 
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8
Jul 10

I’ll Be On The BBC’s World Have Your Say Program Shortly

Today’s topic is : Should Octavia Nasr have been sacked from CNN ? 5:00 p.m. GMT

Update: The episode can now be downloaded from here (23MB)
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6
Jul 10

This Is How They Boycotted Tiesto

(Photo Courtesy Of Beirutnightlife.com )

I wonder what there’s more of: Letters in the long-winded requests to boycott Tiesto, or people who actually showed up at their concert. (Tempted to say I told you so)

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