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Get back in Line
by Guest Author Malek Takieddine I had a fight today with a well-known Lebanese Member of Parliament at the Heathrow airport in London. I was standing in line ready to board my flight and he just came...
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Tribute to Beirut Jam Sessions
by Joey Ayoub Of all the interesting projects born out of Beirut’s recent burst of creativity, few come close to being as groovy as Beirut Jam Sessions. Starting off as a mere get together of...
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‘I Have a Dream for Justice in Lebanon’
On Tuesday 18th of December, International Migrants Day, Insan Association, Anti-Racism Movement and Kafa (Enough) Violence and Exploitation, collaborated with migrant domestic workers in Lebanon to...
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Risking your life on Christmas Day
by Joey Ayoub This is the 3rd time we receive photographic evidence of a migrant worker risking her life to clean a window. The first two times were of the same woman in a Verdun apartment. The above...
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Christopher Hitchens on Beirut
by Joey Ayoub Famed author and essayist Christopher Hitchens debated the morality of religion in an IntelligenceSquared Debate back in 2007. To illustrate his point regarding religious hatred, he gave...
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Why Ali Matters
by Joey Ayoub Ali Abdallah passed away yesterday night. His body was found in front of a McDonald’s on Bliss. Ali was forgotten, ignored, by all of us. All of us AUB students, residents and visitors of...
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Honest Advertising
by Joey Ayoub In recent history, no business has received more criticism than the business of Responsible Slavery. Yes, it’s true, Responsible Slavery has had its fair share of criticisms. There are...
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In Honor of Ali, the Story of Souad
by Joey Ayoub Mohamed Sabbah (video) and Karim Badra (concept) have teamed up with actress Nour Tayeh to produce the short film ‘The story of Souad, in Honor of Ali’ (حكاية سعاد… من أجل علي عبدالله)...
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This is my ID? هيدي هويتي؟
by Joey Ayoub In protest of the recent Orthodox Law, activists have staged rallies demonstrating their anger at the failures of a system that’s becoming more sectarian every day. We tend to be angry...
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Civil Marriage in Lebanon [Infographic]
by Joey Ayoub Many, including myself, see Civil Marriage as being Lebanon’s natural next step on its way to becoming a more open, equal and secular society. Nicholas Hayek has provided us with an...
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Silent March of Women
On average, 1 woman dies every month from family violence in Lebanon. To honor their memories and press for the law to protect women from family violence, we will be marching through the neighborhoods...
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Man beats an Ethiopian Woman, raises questions over Kafala System – Video
By Joey Ayoub The man was identified as Ali Mahfouz according to LBC. Not surprisingly, this low animal claims his victim, Alem Desisa, is at fault. I, as a Lebanese citizen, want him in jail. This is...
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Alem Desisa, the Ethiopian lady who was abused by Ali Mahfouz, commits...
By Joey Ayoub I am making this very personal now. LBCI reported today that the Ethiopian lady has committed suicide in Deir el Salib. I repeat once more that I, as a Lebanese citizen, want Ali Mahfouz...
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Do not forget Alem Dechasa
Alem Dechasa’s Family By Joey Ayoub We have murdered a human being. She didn’t just commit suicide. Every single one of us has now blood on his or her hands. How did we murder Alem Desisa (or Dechasa)?...
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Child Labor in Lebanon: We must make this a thing of the past.
By Guest Author Tatiana Saade Lebanon An original range of slavery is present nowadays, the outcome of forced servitude that subsisted along with slavery millennia ago. My ideas are purposed to inform...
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A Love of [Lebanese] Trains
The short documentary by Guilhem Bertran and Marc-Antoine Bindler was listed at the “Festival Européen des 4 Ecrans” which took place in Paris from the 18th to the 20th of November 2009 in the...
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Lebanon 1966: Geographical Outline
by Joey Ayoub Lebanon, 1966. I found an old Hachette World Guides on The Middle East from 1966. I thought it would be interesting to share some of the descriptions of Lebanon from that time. This post...
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Lebanese Government Websites Hacked
“To our dear “beloved” Lebanese Government, We are RYV, short for Raise Your Voice, and we are simply a group of people who could not bare sitting in silence, watching all the crimes and injustice...
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Declaration of Lebanese Men Against Article 522
Delete522.com By Joey Ayoub Article 522 of the Lebanese penal code suggests that a rapist can be exonerated from his horrendous crime if he decides to marry his victim. This barbaric law not only...
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The growing need to break the silence
It really does say it all, doesn’t it, when the municipal chief of Dekwaneh cites his personal beliefs to justify the crime of violating the rights of Lebanese citizens, of human beings. For that’s...
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