Religious Leaders Pray Together For Peace In Civil War Memory

The sheikhs and the monks are nicely arranged in a photo-op that is supposed to say “never-again”.
(photo credit: Annahar)
But the war they’re praying against in this symbolic display seems soo passé. Gladly, a war between Muslims and Christians is unlikely in the future, so I suggest that the religious elders be regrouped in a [...]

Technical Updates

Throughout this weekend, I’ll be working on upgrading the inner workings of my blog (from wordpress 2.0.2 to 2.5) which explains the weird behavior (like not being able to comment) you might be experiencing. I hope this will be over by Sunday (I’m no expert, so I dabble till things get right, sorry)
I apologize for [...]

Beirut HDR

Our beaming capital city, shot from Mount Lebanon using high dynamic range imaging. ( Source )
PS: for those of you who are using a Mac, I noticed that Safari brings out much more colors in this pic than firefox. Try it out.

List Of Clubs Banned In Gemmayze

Here is a list of the clubs to be banned in Gemmayzé (source: L’orient Le Jour - H/T Beiruter). If anyone spots an online petition to protect these places, please let me know about it and I’ll publish it.
PS: There’s already a Facebook Group (French)
PS2: If you have pictures of the places mentioned below, would [...]

Beirutspring Mobile on m.beirutspring.com

You can now access the mobile version of this blog on m.beirutspring.com. This includes an Iphone version (complete with an app icon!) for those of you who are waiting in line and can’t wait to get your BS fix.
If you do check it out, I’d love to have your feedback!
** Update: Mobile servers are being [...]

Good Censorship, Bad Censorship ?

Are all forms of censorship wrong? Are there some that are more permissible than others?
NowLebanon points out the difference between censoring the DaVinci Code and censoring Persepolis:

Censorship is always a divisive issue, a tool that is often the hallmark of repression and authoritarianism – we saw it with Lebanon’s equally bigoted banning of the Di [...]

What’s With All The Lebanese Flags?

Am I the only one who noticed a disproportionate amount of Lebanese flags behind Mr. Seniora as he addressed the Arab countries?

No really, think of it. What do 12 flags say, that 3 flags or 5 flags won’t? In the US, Mr. Obama made a speech with a bunch of American flags behind him [...]

Watch Persepolis For Free (Update: Movie Unbanned)

There’s something paradoxical about the way bans work. For example, if it weren’t for the shenanigans of the Iranian cultural chief enforcer in Lebanon, many Lebanese would have never heard of the award-winning cartoon that scares the mullahs more than American warships.
**Update: I’m getting reports that the minister of interior, a March 14 loyalist, [...]