Posts from the ‘Essays’ category

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…

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Why the Mufti should shut up

by Joey Ayoub The Grand Mufti of Lebanon proclaimed: “There are predators lurking among us, trying to sow the bacteria of civil marriage in Lebanon. “…

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On Poverty

by Joey Ayoub Men and women of substance agree that until we murder poverty, Humanity remains a lie. I am disgusted – and I wish to…

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A brief reflection on Independence Day

by Joey Ayoub On this day of remembrance, let us shut up for a moment and reflect on its significance. Now, we all have this friend…

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Reflection on the Bomb and Identity

by Joey Ayoub This is a late but still relevant reflection on the concept of identity in light of last month’s bombing in Achrafieh. In Madagascar,…

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‘Innocence of Muslims’ and Freedom of Expression

By Joey Ayoub I’ve just finished watching the trailer to the ‘Innocence of Muslims’ movie, the anti-Islam film that was uploaded on YouTube and that sparked…

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In response to Beryte’s piece on “Atheism and Homosexuality”

By Joey Ayoub This is a response to Michael Farchakh’s article “Atheism and homosexuality: allies of thought or of opportunity?” that was published in Beryte, USJ’s Faculty…

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In Response to AUB Outlook’s Homophobic Article

By Joey Ayoub AUB Outlook has degraded itself by allowing a homophobic article to be published in this month’s issue. Not only is it extremely poor…

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The Capitol, Ugliness and the Desert of the Real

By Joey Ayoub One of the main features of the Gary Ross science fiction action film The Hunger Games is the extremely disturbing and ridiculous looks…

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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.…

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Getting angry: because apologizing for white privilege isn’t solving anything

By Guest Author Sean Ewart USA If my apology could reverse the bullet of prejudice which took the life of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012……

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Not In My Name: The Syrian Uprising Through Palestinian Eyes

By Guest Author Budour Hassan Palestine “Have you ever protested against the massacres in Syria?”, asked Israeli police officer Yossi Peretz as he was detaining me…

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Iran is the new Iraq [Eng/Heb]

By Joey Ayoub Hebrew version below. The war drums are beating again. Yesterday, The Telegraph ‘reported’ that Iran is “strenghtening ties with al-Qaeda”, according to “intelligence…

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