Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
Somewhere deep in the bowels of Dahieh, a Hezbollah communications task force is working hard to solve a prickly problem: Where should the party of God officially place blame for the assassination of Hassane Laqees, a man whose profile in the party is so high that the news of his death took the first spot on the BBC’s international news website?
Mustapha Hamoui · Dec 5, 2013
One of the little things that makes Lebanon hard to love
Mustapha Hamoui · Nov 23, 2013
Politicians can’t do anything to change the situation in Tripoli, but that’s not why the people are complaining.
Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 25, 2013
Most security measures taken in Lebanese public places don’t actually work, but they’re important nonetheless.
Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 13, 2013
Why “Greater Lebanon” would be a much better national holiday than “Independence Day”
Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 2, 2013
If I were to pick a hero following the horrendous events of Tripoli on Friday, events that touched me and my family personally, I would without doubt choose the item responsible for the most lives saved on that fateful day: The humble curtain.
Mustapha Hamoui · Aug 25, 2013
Sooner or later, Lebanese politicians will learn the lesson politicians everywhere have learned: That sometimes a public apology is the least bad option.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 2, 2013
Public expressions of support and a pragmatic acceptance of the important role the army plays, but suspicion lingers.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 26, 2013
The attitude of Sunnis to Ahmed el Assir is infuriating the rest of the Lebanese
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 24, 2013
Lebanon’s tomato movement is a refreshing expression of revulsion, but it is not about to turn into a popular revolution.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jun 21, 2013
