Oud on the corniche
As winter begins to fade, it’s a beautiful time for a walk along the corniche. Street performers are…
Ode to AUB
I don’t usually write poetry but here goes… The beautiful trees, the bountiful sky The occasional battleship passing…
Resisting Zaitunay
It’s still hard to believe that the once publicly accessible St. George Bay has been rebranded as the…
Political posters removed except…
There has been much fanfare about the removal of political signs and posters from Beirut, as part of…
Jack’s (abandoned) Hideaway
This place has been closed for as long as I can remember. It’s located on the bottom floor…
Blackface on Kuwait TV
It’s sad to see that the racist tradition of Blackface is still alive and well on Kuwait TV.…
The Washington Post changes terrible headline
The headline above was published this morning by The Washington Post at 11:05 AM as seen in…
At war with a prince
In the video above, LBC TV show host Joe Maalouf takes multiple shots a Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin…
From sewer to sea
I was on my way to drop off my recycling at Ziad’s recycling plant near the port of…
AUB talk: Digital accountability in Beirut
I will be looking back at my reporting on activism in Lebanon over the last few years in…