Civil Marriage in Lebanon [Infographic]
Many, including myself, see Civil Marriage as being Lebanon’s natural next step on its way to becoming a more open, equal and secular society.
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Gaza Burial
This year’s World Press Photo Award, one of photojournalism’s most prestigious awards, went to Swedish photojournalist Paul Hansen‘s “Gaza Burial”
Read MoreIn Honor of Ali, the Story of Souad
Mohamed Sabbah (video) and Karim Badra (concept) have teamed up with actress Nour Tayeh to produce the short film ‘The story of Souad, in Honor of Ali’
Read MoreIn loving memory of a dog
Ace was a bit of an idiot. He rarely listened to anything I ever said. Wouldn’t sit, wouldn’t come and him rolling over was as likely as me getting pregnant with a Swahili-speaking invisible pink unicorn. We got Ace barely a few days after Dixie’s death. We were still mourning. Dixie’s death was very unexpected. […]
Read MoreSaudi preacher rapes and kills 5-year-old daughter, gets off easy
I don’t really know what to say about this. Words are simply not enough to describe my anger and disgust.
Read MoreHonest Advertising
In recent history, no business has received more criticism than the business of Responsible Slavery.
Read MoreWhy Ali Matters
Ali Abdallah passed away yesterday night.
Read MoreRisking your life on Christmas Day
This is the 3rd time we receive photographic evidence of a migrant worker risking her life to clean a window.
Read More‘I Have a Dream for Justice in Lebanon’
This video will help you to understand the slavery-like conditions that they are currently subjected to under the sponsorship system.
Read MoreTribute to Beirut Jam Sessions
Of all the interesting projects born out of Beirut’s recent burst of creativity, few come close to being as groovy as Beirut Jam Sessions.
Read MoreCelebrating one year of HummusForThought
We just wanted to thank everyone for the support you’ve shown for our blog. We’ve had 5,352 unique visitors per month on average and our first goal is to reach 100,000 per month. Thanks again and don’t forget that everything we do is under a Creative Commons license. You can also check out our Fb […]
Read MoreOn Poverty
Until we murder poverty, Humanity remains a lie. I am disgusted – and I wish to make that clear – by the men and women who glorify poverty by highlighting the supposed purity of that state of pseudo-existence. I’ve never seen these low-lives throw away their properties, renouncing their daily comforts and going down to […]
Read MoreGet back in Line
by Guest Author Malek Takieddine I had a fight today with a well-known Lebanese Member of Parliament at the Heathrow airport in London. I was standing in line ready to board my flight and he just came confidently and overpassed everyone in the queue. The Lebanese MEA employee did not object and, instead, he welcomed […]
Read MoreWhat slavery looks like
This picture was uploaded on the Anti-Racism Movement’s Facebook page by Gary Lian. What more powerful reminder do we need? the conditions that migrant workers have to go through in Lebanon are horrific, barbaric and disgusting. Here is the description: “I took this picture today. It’s the building facing our own. This is how Lebanese […]
Read MoreA brief reflection on Independence Day
On this day of remembrance, let us shut up for a moment and reflect on its significance. Now, we all have this friend or family member who will complain about how Lebanon isn’t all that independent and we all have that other friend or family member who is already painting his face red, white and […]
Read MoreSit-in in Support of Gaza in AUB and LAU
by Joey Ayoub Students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Lebanese American University (LAU) have each staged sit-ins in support of the murdered children of Gaza. I have participated in the AUB one and here is a shot of the sit-in taken by myself. It happened around 40 minutes ago (Noon, Lebanese […]
Read MoreARM: Worker from the Philippines dead
by Joey Ayoub The Anti-Racism Movement shared this on Facebook today: Janice Soriano de Jose, worker from the Philippines, was found dead at the bottom of this building last stormy Sunday. They say she jumped from the 11th floor. We say, we want to see the doctor’s report Now. What kind of investigation takes a […]
Read MoreOne Racist Conversation
by Joey Ayoub Lady in coffee place in Hamra to some guy, 20 minutes ago: – So should I take the Filipino? – I don’t know is she good? – I think so. Good quality they told me – Better than the Sri Lankan? – Way better quality – Then go for it. Be sure […]
Read MoreReflection on the Bomb and Identity
This is a late but still relevant reflection on the concept of identity in light of last month’s bombing in Achrafieh. In Madagascar, we used names and titles with an ease that can only suggest certainty. We were certain of who we were. We were the Malagasies and the Lebanese and the Norwegian and the […]
Read MoreShort statement on the Pope’s visit to Lebanon
I am unfortunately unable to finish my article on the moral necessity to denounce the Catholic Church as suggested by the symbolic boycott of the Pope’s visit to Lebanon in September. I am traveling in 3 days and will be unavailable to finish such a demanding task. I was hoping to write a long article […]
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