Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
On Tender Meat and Good Internet
Yesterday I had lunch in the Hard Rock café in Ein el Mreissé. I was seduced by the photo they had on their menu of the hickory-smoked pulled lamb sandwich which looked a bit like this:
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 2, 2012
Let’s Sign a Petition: Mercedes Cars Should Cost the Same as KIAs
Please visit Lebanon
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 28, 2012
The Ultimate Challenge to Lebanon’s Censorship Bureau
How do you take on Lebanon’s notorious censorship bureau, a seemingly unaccountable body that relishes in randomly banning cultural works from local productions to Lady Gaga’s albums?
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 26, 2012
The Sects that Divide Us
I was reading an interview with Maya Mikdashi about the situation in Lebanon and Syria, and I found this part:
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 25, 2012
Najib Miqati’s Plan to Win Over Tripoli’s Sunnis
Quietly and behind the scenes, the Lebanese Prime Minister is working hard for a big electoral upset in 2013
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 21, 2012
Arming Tripoli’s Fighters. Demand, not Supply.
I’ve been in Tripoli for a week now and I’ve gotten a pretty good exposure, through discussions at family gatherings and conversations with random people in shops and on the streets, to rumors and speculations about the situation in the city.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 16, 2012
Silencing Religious Figures is not the Answer
I’m not sure I agree with Hanin Ghaddar’s article today where she called for “silencing” religious figures:
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 12, 2012
Al Mayadeen TV’s Incomplete Promise
Ghassan Ben Jeddo’s new TV channel can only be trusted if it’s completely transparent about the source of its funding.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 8, 2012
“The Dark Side of Twitter” In Lebanon
I just came from travel (yes, I’m now safely in my hometown of Tripoli), and I didn’t plan to post anything today. But as I was browsing the web, I came across this Guardian article by Rohan Talbot, and I thought it deserved a response.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 7, 2012
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