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Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
The Lebanese Diaspora and Revoked Citizenship
You know how many Lebanese like to “game the system” to obtain Canadian Nationalities? Those who actually live in Lebanon but travel to Canada every now and then only to prove they’re residents?
Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 29, 2011
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Is Lebanon’s Self-Regulating Chaos a Good Thing?
Many writers, including Michael Young, Elias Muhanna (a.k.a Qifa Nabki) and yours truly have regularly argued that Lebanon’s unique form of democracy — where the checks and balances of sectarian rivalry make for an inhospitable environment for dictatorship — is on balance a good thing because it allows for a modicum of free expression and progress.
Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 28, 2011
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Shiaas Party Too..
Think of Tim Murphy’s “Dancing on the Edge” piece for the New York Times as a print version of Richard Quest’s Beirut parties video (gloriously criticized by Nasri here) only with gorgeous photographs of an HDR Beirut citiscape and beautiful people.
Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 28, 2011
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Political Parties’ Street Backyards
Habib Battah makes an excellent observation on Lebanese political parties “owning” certain streets of the country and often blanketing them with party symbols (think Kataeb and the Beirut port area, Hezbollah and the airport road), and asks this question:
Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 28, 2011
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New Anti-Aljazeera Satellite TV Chanel to be Launched in Beirut
Al-mayadeen will be started by non-other than Ghassan Ben Jeddo, the disgruntled anchor who resigned in protest against Al Jazeera’s Syria coverage
Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 27, 2011
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❊ Changing Lebanon’s Election Law
Osama Safa, secretary general of the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections:
Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 27, 2011
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Syrian Money in Lebanese Banks
Apparently our bankers are not worried:
Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 27, 2011
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BBC Reporter Given Rare Access To Cover Syria From the Inside
Lyse Doucet:
Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 27, 2011
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