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Tag Archives: Lebanese Society
Where is our Voice?
The self-extension of the Lebanese Parliament’s term yesterday did not come as a surprise to anybody. It was yet a further nail in the coffin of Lebanon’s democracy, albeit its own special tailor-made brand of consensual, whatever-you-want-to-call-it democracy, where nobody … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Arab Revolution, Arab World, Lebanon
Tagged Arab Revolution, Arab world, Beirut, Democracy, Electoral Law, Lebanese Parliament, Lebanese Society, Lebanon, March 14, March 8, Resistance, Revolution, Secularism
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حان وقت التغيير – The Time has Come for Change
ملاحظة: هذه المقالة قد نشرت لأول مرة في جريدة النهار في 28-03-2013 Note: this piece was first published in Lebanese daily An Nahar on March 28, 2013. You will find an English translation below. ان ثمة شعارات ومواصفات لتحديد لبنان … Continue reading
الغاضبون هم هنا
“هذه ليست أزمة، إنها خدعة.” “نحن لا نفتقرالى المال. المشكلة ان اللصوص عندنا كثيرون.” “من حقّنا ان نكون غاضبين. “ هذه الشعارات- الصرخات وغيرها تزامنت مع فترة ركود اقتصادي ,تزايد البطالة , سياسة التقشف, مشاعر يأس عميقة، فكان أن خرج … Continue reading
The Indignants Are Here
“This is not a crisis, this is a fraud.” “We don’t lack money, we just have too many thieves.” “We have the right to be indignant.” With these and many other slogans, at a time of recession, unemployment, austerity and … Continue reading
From Today’s Headlines: The Tragicomedy of Lebanon
With the flurry of events of the past 24 hours, my only pair of hands unable to type out all the ideas, the amazement, the frustration and laughter inspired by the latest developments, I thought I’d still try to put … Continue reading
Posted in Arab World, Lebanon, Middle East
Tagged Beirut, Civil Marriage, Democracy, Electoral Law, GCC, Hanna Gharib, Hezballah, Lebanese Society, Lebanon, Michel Aoun, Nehme Mahfouz, Orthodox Law, Syria, Union Coordination Committee
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