“5 Reasons NOT to Visit Beirut”
Reason #2: You might die. A classic response by Angie to Time’s piece …
Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 31, 2011
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Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
Lebanon, a Beacon of Tolerance?
The Daily Star has published very interesting poll results on Lebanese attitudes to religion and immigration. Many of the findings run counter to what is commonly accepted wisdom (Apparently Muslims are more likely to want to emigrate from Lebanon than Christians).
Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 31, 2011
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More on Attempt to Regulate Websites
Unlike us, Matt doesn’t just speculate. He goes straight to the source and interviews the right people. An essential read.
Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 30, 2011
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“5 Reasons to Visit Beirut”
I like this list by Time Travel not because of what it features, but because of what it left out: The mighty Beirut night life and the most awesome wonder in our entire galaxy: The Jeita grotto..
Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 27, 2011
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Poll: Assad’s Popularity Dries Up in Arab World
The Arab American Institute, summarizing their “Arab Attitudes Toward Syria: 2011” survey:
Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 27, 2011
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The Egyptian Army Wants You to Believe That Democracy and Chaos are the Same Thing
A good observation by Ursula Lindsey:
Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 27, 2011
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Syrian Blogger “Disappears”
Hussein Ghrer is not some lunatic, foul-mouthed hater of the Syrian regime. He’s a reasonable father-of-two who tried to gently coax the regime into reform through his writings.
Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 27, 2011
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Just Because They’re Clumsy Doesn’t Mean We Shouldn’t Fight Them
More on Lebanon’s attempt to regulate websites (and why we should fight it) from Karl..
Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 27, 2011
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Connecting People
It is a supreme irony that Lebanon’s ministry of telecommunication is a bad communicator on an epic scale (make sure you click on the link for their website at the end)
Mustapha Hamoui · Oct 26, 2011
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