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Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
If The Tunisian Regime Falls, It Will Be Because Of One Man
Brian Whitaker:
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 29, 2010
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Thanks to all of you who helped me restore Beirut Spring from that hacker’s grip. A special thanks to Mireille and Hani (yes that Hani ). I still don’t understand why a Saudi hacker took my blog down, but I must have done something right.
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 29, 2010
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The Bubble Is Deflating On Lebanese New Year Parties
The most expensive tickets are still fetching up to 1,000$ per person, but this is down from last year’s extravagant prices (Arabic) which reached up to $1,500 (and we’re not even talking about the black market).
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 28, 2010
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Facts And Figures For Lebanese Blogs In 2010
Great research from Lilianne. Lebanon aggregator is proving to be the place for news about the Lebanese blogosphere.
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 28, 2010
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How “Secular” Arab Governments Play The Islamists
Secular Arab governments habitually hijack Islamist causes to maintain their grip on power. But how this happens exactly is still a mystery. One wikileaks cable from 2006 sheds a bit of light on that process. It shows how the Syrian government prepared the conditions for the violent Damascus protests against the Danish prophet cartoons, which resulted in the storming and destruction of several emabssies:
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 28, 2010
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Hezbollah And The Salafists
Nicholas Blanford explores the complex relationship between Hezbollah and the Tripoli Salafists. While some of them believe that the Shiaas are worse than the Jews, Hezbollah has been trying to woo some of them by recruiting people like Omar Bakri to their cause.
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 28, 2010
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Comments Now Limited To 420 Characters [Update: Forget About it]
Update: The plugin I was using to limit the comment size turned out to be malicious. So I guess we can all now blabber on endlessly. But please, blabber responsibly.
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 27, 2010
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It’s Like When The Lebanese Marry In Cyprus
Saudi women, banned from driving in their country, are getting Lebanese driving Licenses.
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 27, 2010
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“Strong Evidence”
So Bellemare has “Strong Evidence that will be difficult to appeal”? That would be interesting but not implausible. Remember, Hezbollah has been fighting the looming indictment tooth and nail to prevent it from even coming out. Perhaps there was something to fear after all, and we’re not talking about circumstantial evidence or for that matter telecommunication evidence.
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 27, 2010
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