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…
Read articleWhy 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. “…
Read articleOn 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…
Read articleA 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…
Read articleReflection 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,…
Read articleIn 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…
Read articleIn 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…
Read articleThe 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…
Read articleChild 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.…
Read articleGetting 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……
Read articleNot 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…
Read articleIran 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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