Beirut Spring

Blogging Lebanon
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Plaintiffs to the Pontiff

People shouldn’t confuse the Muslim’s reaction to the Pope’s speech with the violent reactions against the Danish Cartoons.

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 15, 2006

Message From Bashar

An Email from the Syrian President to the American President explaining the “tragic” events in Damascus.

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 12, 2006

Bidding Farewell

Quite a lot has happened in the last 3 months I spent here in Lebanon. After my plane takes off from Beirut this evening (just a few hours after the lifting of the blockade), I will have plenty of time to reflect on the extraordinary circumstances that drastically changed my initial plans.

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 6, 2006

Real Peacekeepers

So much for my rose tinted wish-list on who should keep the peace in Lebanon.

Mustapha Hamoui · Aug 4, 2006

Israel Bombs Northern Bridges

Just now, Israel bombed 4 important bridges that link Beirut to North Lebanon. I used 3 of them just Yesterday

Mustapha Hamoui · Aug 4, 2006

A Peacekeeping Dream Team

The countries that the Lebanese most trust for peacekeeping in Southern Lebanon are Canada, Brazil and Japan.

Mustapha Hamoui · Aug 3, 2006

Some Answers

Attempting to answer some of the tough moral questions the Lebanese are facing.

Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 31, 2006