October
Despite the political ups and downs, lack of a government and occasional explosions, one thing we can still…
New Syrian TV season pushes envelope, only slightly
Here is a copy of my monthly column published in last month’s issue of Bold Magazine. By Habib…
Minister reportedly denies role in latest demolition
The photo above was posted on the Facebook group Save Beirut Heritage yesterday evening. According Nabil Najjar, who…
Best shawarma this side of Damascus
Apparently Syrians used to drive for miles just to eat here, and now Al Farouk, one of the…
Dumbing down our internet usage
Lebanese telecom companies like Alfa are so excited about their new 100 megabyte package, a pathetically tiny amount…
Al Jadeed picks up hippodrome story
Leading Lebanese TV station Al Jadeed has just published a piece following up on my article in the…
Plans to dismantle Beirut hippodrome reach BBC front page
That’s a screen shot from BBC’s news site today and you’ll see my latest piece as the second…
Tents collapse, media looks the other way
Yesterday I posted about the dangers posed to thousands of Syrian refugees living in tents across the country…
Why you’re lucky to have walls
Last week I visited a few of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians living in tents across Lebanon…