5 Things we Learned from the Demise of Ahmad el Assir
Taken for a ride..
Mustapha Hamoui · Aug 5, 2012
Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
The Quota for Women is a Very Lebanese Idea
The Lebanese cabinet was busy discussing reforms to the electoral law yesterday. For this we should credit the heroic efforts of the civil campaign for electoral reforms which has been diligently pushing this important issue. The discussions will resume later and the next item on their list will be the “quota for women”, i.e. the idea that a minimum percentage of Lebanese MPs should be comprised of women. I like this idea; I’m glad that it is picking up in the Arab world and I hope it makes it in Lebanon.
Mustapha Hamoui · Aug 1, 2012
Why Don’t the Lebanese Care About the Olympics?
Imagine this hypothetical situation: The Lebanese football (soccer) team has made it to the world cup, but on the day of the grand opening where teams introduce themselves to the world, the Lebanese team is the only that doesn’t have an official attire because the government couldn’t finance their trip. Can you imagine the kind of uproar such a situation would spark? Do you think that a Lebanese government would survive the assault of angry mobs, newspaper headlines and tweets?
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 27, 2012
The Curious Case of the Alcoholic Sheikh
How much does it matter if a Muslim religious figure was in possession of alcoholic beverages at the time of his murder?
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 26, 2012
Low-Cost Tourism is a Bad Fit for Lebanon
Beaches in Lebanon. Cartoon by Sareen AkharjalianThe Lebanese minister of tourism is trying to salvage this disastrous summer season by luring in low-cost travelers. To his credit, he’s having talks with European low cost airlines and Lebanese hotels to arrange for low cost vacations to last-minute European travelers.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 18, 2012
Kate Middleton’s Wedding Gown, Wikipedia and the Lebanese Parliament
Important or trivial?
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 16, 2012
MTV’s Moratorium
I want to put in a few words about MTV’s moratorium on covering “activities that give Lebanon a bad image”. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I suggest you check out my friends’ takes at Blog Baladi, State Of Mind and Gino’s Blog.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 14, 2012
Reading on the Web
If you’re the kind of person who often thinks about how to handle the inflow of information coming from the web, you might be interested in the post I just wrote for The Cube about that topic.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 13, 2012
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Burning Spinneys at the Stake
An online campaign is trying to shame a giant Lebanese retailer into paying more for its employees. This is a bad idea.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 11, 2012
