An open letter to Marwan Kheireddine
Dear Mr. Kheireddine, I was shocked and saddened to find out that the front cover of “hunting & safari” features none other than you, Marwan Kheireddine, lecturer in…
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Chilling video of Syrian Teenager Playing Music under Shelling
آمل أن يعلو صوتي على صوت الموت .. لتصل رسالتي … I hope that my voice can be higher than the symphony of death in Syria .. and you all get…
If you want to be awe inspired, by Christopher Hitchens
by Joey Ayoub The following is an extract from a debate between famous Anti-theist Christopher Hitchens and pastor Douglas Wilson featured in the ‘Collision‘ movie. I’ll…
The unbelievable true story of the ‘Lebanese Rocket Society’
Misery beyond the War Zone
In Response to AUB Outlook’s Homophobic Article
Do not forget Alem Dechasa
Live Blog: Large explosion over Damascus
by Joey Ayoub Reuters: Israel carried out its second air strike in days on Syria early on Sunday, a Western intelligence source said, in an attack that…
‘Incendies’ and the Mutilated Voice
by Joey Ayoub To speak with a voice mutilated by silent pain, to love when all that surrounds you is hatred, when everything around you whispers…
Just like Grandma’s
By Sari Hawa Just a small thought. I recently decided to try reducing the amount of chemicals in my life, to go back to using more…
Just a quote
By Sari Hawa Just a quote from Pierre Rabhi, an extremely interesting man. A thinker, an agroecologist, an environmentalist and a writer: « […] Quand on y…
First civil marriage in Lebanon confirmed
By Joey Ayoub Via Android It has been confirmed. The first ever civil marriage in lebanon was signed by caretaker interior minister Marwan Charbel. The lucky…
The growing need to break the silence
by Joey Ayoub It really does say it all, doesn’t it, when the municipal chief of Dekwaneh cites his personal beliefs to justify the crime of…
The ruptures
by Sari Hawa Needless to say that my 75-day stay in Senegal was an incredible experience. A real trip into the values of an African village,…
Sleepless Nights
by Joey Ayoub I grew up in the post-Civil War generation. The year of my birth was the year all war criminals received exoneration for atrocities…
‘Evil Dead’: It works.
by Joey Ayoub Spoiler alert. Five 20-something year-old adults go to a creepy old cabin deep, deep in the woods. Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci) and Olivia…
Rally of Hatred
Featured Photograph #2 by Joey Ayoub This stunning photograph was taken by Andrew Biraj in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It shows activists from Hefajat-e-Islam attending a rally protesting…
Roger Ebert.
Roger Ebert inspired me into thinking twice about those moving pictures accompanied by sound that are projected on some screen. I can’t write more right now,…
From Pilcopata to Cuzco: Cocaine, Quechua Women and Music
by Joey Ayoub The following story is part of the Peru travelogue. TWO WEEKS had passed since I first arrived at the Chontachaka Ecological Reserve, located…
Homophobia in Lyon
by Joey Ayoub I am currently in Lyon for a few days. A couple of days ago, we were passing by the Opera where we saw…
Start Listening
by Joey Ayoub A year ago, a woman named Alem Dechasa committed suicide by hanging herself in her room at Der El-Salib mental hospital. Four days…
RSA Animate – First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
by Joey Ayoub Slavoz Žižek is a world-famous Slovene philosopher and cultural critic. He came to public attention in the 80s as a dissident of the…
In response to the Muslim Brotherhood’s statement
by Joey Ayoub On their official English website, the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt have condemned the UN Draft Resolution calling for an end to violence towards…
The Most Astounding Fact, by Neil deGrasse Tyson
by Joey Ayoub Also known as the Most Beautiful Video on the Internet, “The Most Astounding Fact” is a video adaptation of Neil Degrasse Tyson’s famous…
Thirty Sunsets: A Review
by Patrick Viruntu Thirty Sunsets, Charlie Rayne’s debut EP, sheds an appealing and intriguing light on the folk musician. Opening with a blast of acoustic guitar,…
