Women And The Lebanese Law
Check out this fascinating study by Maya Mikdashi on the laws pertaining to women in Lebanon.
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 3, 2010
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since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
These Are The Lebanese MPs Who Favor a Strong Anti-Tobacco Law
The list below is of 22 MPs who support a strong tobacco control law in Lebanon. They recently attended (or were represented in) a special event in AUB to examine how such a law could be implemented. They deserve our acknowledgement and support, and for that issue alone, they will get my vote (well at least those who are running in my district):
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 3, 2010
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In Lebanon, What Happens In Wikileaks Stays In Wikileaks
Many of the commentators here have noticed the total lack of reaction in the “real” political world over the wikileaks revelations. It’s like they don’t exist at all. It seems as if our politicians all live in glass houses and are thinking twice before throwing stones. Each side has constructed a neat image of the other in the minds of its supporters and they all seem to be colluding in not letting wikileaks mess with that.
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 3, 2010
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Qatar To Host 2022 World Cup. Americans Pissed.
A heartfelt congrats to Qatar as the first Arab nation to host the world cup. Meanwhile, the American president called this the “wrong decision” and bloggers started complaining about the heat and the “oppressive sharia law”
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 2, 2010
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❊ Oh Please Spare Us The Outrage Over Elias El Murr
In today’s Al-Akhbar wikileaks scoop, one of the people who came out most damaged is Minister of Defense Elias El Murr. According to the cables:
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 2, 2010
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The International Crisis Group On The Tribunal
In an extensive report (Executive Summary | Full pdf paper ), the ICG attempts to explore the political jockeying behind the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. There’s nothing new in the report, but it serves as a good recap for everything that has been done so far. The think tank conclude that the best outcome is some kind of lose-lose settlement:
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 2, 2010
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Public Statement From CBC Defending Its STL Report
I just received the statement below in my inbox and I figured you guys would be interested in reading it (Emphasis is that of CBC). It’s interesting that the CBC felt the need to publish this. This means that some of the campaigns to discredit McDonald and the CBC were hitting home.
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 2, 2010
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The New Arab Woman Forum Is A Scam
I just love when Dalila Mahdawi gets feisty. In a Guardian column today, she rips apart the annual gathering which is supposed to discuss the role of Arab Women as
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 2, 2010
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Al-Akhbar and Wikileaks
I woke up today and learned that Al-Akhbar has a lot of wikileaks documents about the STL that are supposed to embarrass many March 14 figures. I tried logging into Al-Akhbar’s website but couldn’t get in (fodder for conspiracy theorists). I’ll check them out as soon as I can, but here are some thoughts I had:
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 2, 2010
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Anonymous HIV Testing In Lebanon
HIV infection is no longer a death sentence and it’s highly treatable. But first you need to know your status. The Helem folks have the details on how to get free and anonymous HIV testing in Lebanon. Now you no longer have any excuses..
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 2, 2010
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