One argumentative fallacy I remember from the Introduction to Logic class I took 10 years ago was called: “Ad hominem” which means “To the man.” It is a false, incorrect way of arguing that we use very commonly when we go after the person presenting an argument in an attempt to discredit them using irrelevant [...]
Why is it more complicated to keep her original family records unchanged? Why is it more confusing if the child was registered in either or both his/her parents’ name? Why is it more difficult to give the child either or both of his/her parents’ nationalities?
Ya3ni, we all know that corporations get especially greedy around Mother’s Day trying to shove ads down our throats everywhere we look. And it’s hypocritical of Lebanon to celebrate mothers anyway when they are so blatantly inferior to fathers in almost every aspect of the law. If you love mothers so much, give them their [...]
Farah Salka I found this photo on one of the “WTF: Only in Lebanon” Facebook pages today. I fell in love with it and the woman on the bike. She really inspired me for all of what the picture represented. Then, while I was still in the middle of falling in love with this and [...]
Claudine Farah How to land yourself a slap on the face… or, hopefully, in a jail cell. Follow the “tutorial” of “Saxquiz” on YouTube. He’s an American who is proud of being a student of the Arabic language and here’s what he’s using it for: “Here are a few phrases you can use to hit [...]
Kudos to May Matar and Toni Abi Karam for this new song that parodies popular sexist songs in Lebanon. We’ve seen a wave of them lately that are insulting and demeaning to women, and especially discouraging to our young girls. Here is a catchy song to rule them all! I bet the patriarchal music industry [...]
Sawt Al Niswa interviewed students involved in the strike against the 31% increase to tuition. This increase to tuition is part of AUB’s intention in making quality education less accessible to middle class student. Independent students are now leading the initiative after the USFC failed to lead a united student movement.
