Beirut Spring

Blogging Lebanon
since 2005

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Facelift

The Beirut Spring has just had a plastic surgery. The new design is more streamlined, less cluttered and more efficient. I hope you like it.Many changes, like the new headers and the sidebars, are cosmetic. But some are more fundamental. The aim was for you to be able to get as much information as possible without having to scroll down. The search box is now up on the menu bar to the right side. The RSS feed, Del.icio.us and the new “add to facebook” feature are all smaller and close to each other under the About box.Since most of you know me and know what this blog is about, you could be wondering about the “about box”. The thing is, 40% of my traffic comes from Google searches, and many of them just don’t know what this website is about. So I figured a little “name tag” can give them anchoring, and perhaps, they will come back later.Some things like the tips banner were removed, and some things like the “blog featured in” section were restored. I also added some gimmicks that could be useful (try rolling over the question mark next to “what other bloggers are writing about”.If you have any questions about the new design or on any other feature, please don’t hesitate to ask.For some fun comparison, here’s the very first Beirut Spring Design, and the one just prior to this one. Any comments ;) ?

Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 4, 2007

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The Shameless Pro-American

In a region where associating yourself with the Americans can be political suicide, Saad Hariri is proudly swimming against the tide. Is this wisdom or folly?

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 30, 2007

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The Economist On Lebanon

REVOLUTION, war, assassination, terrorist attacks, foreign intrigue, sectarian strife, a government paralysed and polarised between savagely bickering factions: it is hard to think of any devilish twist that Lebanon’s recent saga, like a television drama desperate to improve its ratings, has not taken since the country began to break from the hold of its larger neighbour, Syria, three years ago. Yet the plot is still getting thicker… Click here to read the entire article.

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 27, 2007

Running Free In Lebanon

An ambitious rock band from Lebanon wants to spread the message of what Lebanon is really about.According to the email Doors To Aspiration sent me, they’re “doing everything [they] can to show the world something other than blood in Lebanon”. “We want them to know that a lot of Lebanese people are talented, sensitive, peace loving, caring and most importantly faithful. To those who don’t want us to live in peace, we’d like to say: “Do what you can and do what you will, but keep in mind that in the end only the righteousness of the Lebanese people prevail”.Their music is playing in the US and has started winning some awards. I particularly like their song “Running Free In Lebanon” which has a nice little variation of our national anthem in it ( click here to listen to it, and if you like it, you can listen to more of their songs).For more info, you can also check their website.

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 26, 2007

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