❊ 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.