by Alex Shams* It’s funny how sometimes in life you feel like you see everything, but later realize in fact you can see nothing. Our experience of the world is shaped completely by how the world perceives us, and even the most basic ideas we might receive as obvious and unchanging- how it feels to [...]
Sarah Hijazi You want to know why we need to change our system in Lebanon? You doubt how corrupt our government is? Try registering for your driver’s license. If you want to do it in Beirut, you need to go to this old building way outside of town. You will have trouble getting there [...]
بيسان سعيد اراقة دماء، قتل، حصار، و حرمان الاهالي و الاطفال من المواد الاولية و الغذئية،حملات اعتقال، تعذيب ، و اكاذيب تملئ الاعلام .. هذا المشهد ليس لعدوان اسرائيلي على غزة او احد المدن الفلسطينية ، ليس مشهدا من حرب اسرائيل على لبنان في تموز 2006 . انه الجيش السوري يحاصر درعا و بانياس و [...]
Dima Karam Well even animals do it, they groom each other. For hours, tidying their fur. Male species engage in theatrical dances to show off their grooming and impress females in mating season. Cats lick themselves all day long. And humans… well, we have plastic surgery, nail bars and hairdressers. So why is it that [...]
Mirna H The more i get involved the more i know i am limited by boundaries and an invisible power that ties my ambitions to the ground. When i was young, i used to fly in my dreams and i felt the will to make me become the change i wanted to see, act and [...]
يارا شهايد نهار الجمعة 6 ايار يوم شهداء الصحافة احتفلت جامعتي التي اتحفظ عن ذكر اسمها بهذا إليوم الذي صادف ايضا ذكرى تأسيس كلية الإعلام والإعلان كان عنوان هذا إليوم “يوم الحرية والتعبير”.قبل ساعة من بدء الإحتفال أطلق رئيس الجامعة قرار إداري بإلزامية الحضور فأين الحرية من ذلك؟ ومع ذلك لم يحضر إلا القليل من التلاميذ [...]
Rebecca Saade Well, with everything happening in my personal and in the region around me, I feel kind of silly being so angered by the polemic surrounding Nemr Abou Nassar’s sense of humour. But here it goes. Background: This post was inspired by two articles Searching for Nemer AbouNassar’s Sense of Humor written [...]
Sarah Hijazi So my brother and his wife had a baby. A baby boy. And everybody is so happy that he got a boy. This boy, as they say, is going to be the pride of the family. Of course, had they had a girl, there wouldn’t be such a fuss. Now, the family would [...]
Dima Karam Who’s that girl supposed to be? I wake up and look in the mirror to see the reflection. Somehow it is not me, or what I think should be me. My body also feels heavy, another weight to handle. This idea came about slowly, of what I guess I should look like. [...]
Meanwhile, at Nasawiya…