Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
1- A survey by Maktoob/Yahoo of Arab reading habits discovered this: Arabs are some of the worst readers in the world, and the Lebanese are among the worst in the Arab world. Guinness record anyone?
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 3, 2011
So much for all the “we’re standing by the LCB” tough talk:
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 3, 2011
No matter how much repressive regimes try to control the internet, people will always find their way around such controls. A case in point: The ingenious Libyans are using dating sites for their virtual revolutionary gatherings..
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 2, 2011
A nice before-after juxtaposition. I’m one of the few people who like the new Beirut more than the old one..
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 2, 2011
A deep look from Foreign Affairs at “the outsized influence of the Druze community in Lebanon”
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 2, 2011
Bret Stephens wonders in the Wall Street Journal if the Tahrir square will produce a George Washington figure, and asks the Egyptians to take caution from Lebanon:
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 2, 2011
Odds are you’re signed in to facebook right now and all you need to comment on Beirut Spring posts is to type in the box and hit “comment”. The conversation — which includes replies — will then appear both here and over at Facebook, with notifications et all..
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 1, 2011
It’s not as far fetched as you might imagine.
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 1, 2011