Qwaider Planet : Lebanon

postcards from the edge: beirut, lebanon

it's how dju wear it — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:08:36 GMT

yes, in tights and heels by the pool. Read More......(read more)

A truth universally ignored: on Lebanon's predicament - Guest blog

Karl reMarks — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:23:00 GMT

I received an interesting comment from a reader in response to Is Hezbollah Lebanon’s NRA? I thought I would share this comment on the blog because it addresses the hypocrisy of our discourse(s) in Lebanon...(read more)

Heads or tails?

Maya's Amalgam — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:57:01 GMT

// . . . It’s a shame how politicized religious parties in Lebanon have become. Making the most of every single chance to emphasize disparities; for example, making sure every single sect has a different...(read more)

Eid Mubarak!

Caledoniyya — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:17:09 GMT

After much hmmming and hawing over the actual date of this year’s Eid, I have decided to enter the celebratory fray midway and wish one and all a might, hearty, blessed… EID MUBARAK! Enjoy...(read more)

Stuart Littlewood: Hamas Re-Positioning Themselves?

Intifada Palestine — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:51:18 GMT

Stuart Littlewood “Negotiation today does not serve the Palestinian side… Just as there is currently no parity in the field of confrontation, there is also no parity around the negotiating table,” says...(read more)

The Revolution was Televised, hence its downfall

Karl reMarks — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:49:00 GMT

Prime Minister Saad Hariri officially declared The Cedar Revolution over yesterday when he announced that Syria was not responsible for the assassination of his father. This declaration brings to an end...(read more)

'Sorry' seems the easiest word

Arabdemocracy — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:12:00 GMT

Another cycle in the betrayal of the Lebanese people is underway if we are to believe the media reports. In undermining further the credibility of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Hariri junior...(read more)

Is Hezbollah Lebanon’s NRA?

Karl reMarks — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:16:00 GMT

The issue of Hezbollah’s weapons had divided the Lebanese for a long time. In the last few years it has become the central question of Lebanese politics without a shadow of a doubt. Hezbollah’s insistence...(read more)

Dr. Franklin Lamb: Munir’s Story: 28 years after the Massacre at Sabra-Shatila

Intifada Palestine — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:14:53 GMT

Dr. Franklin Lamb “Entire families were slain. Groups consisting of 10-20 people were lined up against walls and sprayed with bullets. Mothers died while clutching their babies. All men appeared to be...(read more)

Checkmate in Beirut

Maysaloon - ميسلون — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:17:00 GMT

I've been extremely busy lately, with Ramadan coming to a close, and unable to blog or read the news with any consistency. Furthermore, it seems like I will be visiting Syria again very soon. Still...(read more)

Fantasy politics in the Arab world

Karl reMarks — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:37:00 GMT

The power of self-delusion in the Arab world is a fascinating phenomenon. Take politics: instead of being honest about our disagreements we like to pretend that they somehow resemble western political...(read more)

Stuart Littlewood: Hamas, Don’t Blow this Chance

Intifada Palestine — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:27:29 GMT

Stuart Littlewood For example, Hamas could have said: "Israel doesn’t have a monopoly on security and we Palestinians are equally entitled to feel safe... Armed Jewish squatters terrorise Palestinian...(read more)

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef: Palestinians should be Annihilated

Intifada Palestine — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:48:39 GMT

By Khalid Amayreh Who says there is no Jewish Nazism? Ovadia Yosef is the spiritual leader of hundreds of thousands of haredi orthodox Jews who give him automatic and nearly absolute allegiance. This week...(read more)

Sami Moubayed: Abu Mazen’s Mission Impossible

Intifada Palestine — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:19:12 GMT

Sami Moubayed Uri Avnery, an Israeli peace activist and Arafat friend, once wrote: "If you are a Palestinian in Jenin [in the West Bank] with a rifle, and you hear their names [Abbas and his team...(read more)

Euro-Mediterranean School 2010 Open For Entrepreneurs’ Applications

StartUpArabia — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:37:00 GMT

The Euro-Mediterranean School (EMS), which is an initiative that aims to offer young entrepreneurs from the Euromed countries an opportunity to follow a learning program in the field of business management...(read more)

Euro-Mediterranean School 2010 Open For Entrepreneurs’ Applications

StartUpArabia — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:37:00 GMT

City of blinding lights

Maya's Amalgam — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:44:03 GMT

// Inspired by the latest irrational electricity cuts invading Lebanon… I present you, the September wallpapers! Download sizes: 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080...(read more)

!بدعة لبنان: عدم التضامن الوزاري

Arabdemocracy — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:03:00 GMT

خالد برّاج لا زال السياسيون المنتمون إلى هذا الفريق أو ذاك إضافةً إلى الصحافيين و المحلِلين السياسيين (و ما أكثرهم) يُتحِفونا كل يوم بإستعمال تعابير و مفردات هي على الأقل هرطقة من الناحية القانونية و الدستورية...(read more)

Nasr Allam : Our First Minister on Twitter

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:12:03 GMT

Nasr Allam , our current minister of irrigation and waters sources has joined twitter and has become the first Egyptian minister in office. He has joined the twitter world since last August 23rd and he...(read more)

Lebanon's blackouts

Mich Café — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:09:00 GMT

1979 cartoon by the late Mahmoud Kahil Lebanon has been going through one of its hottest summers, with temperatures akin to Dubai’s. Imagine yourself sizzling in an ambient temperature exceeding 40 degrees...(read more)

So Beck , Palin And Gingrich Are You Happy Now !!??

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:12:00 GMT

The Time Cover this week was more than perfect after all it is not a matter of 9/11 ground zero two blocks away Islamic Cultural center anymore as one must ask : what brings Florida and Tennessee to ground...(read more)

Bishop Donald Corder: Gaza, Zionism and World Domination: Financial Warfare Global Campaign

Intifada Palestine — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:40:45 GMT

Bishop Donald R. Corder Direct negotiations have no place for an Arab win in the annals of Zionist literature. Where Netanyahu’s recent declaration, that there is to be no Palestinian State in the foreseeable...(read more)

The Aggression is Ongoing: Their Maps and our Destinies

Intifada Palestine — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:03:46 GMT

The story of mass-destruction weapons was fabricated; and here are the facts today which show that terrorism did not exist in Iraq before the war. It was the invaders who opened the doors wide open for...(read more)

Moronic responses to moronic behaviour: Burj Abu Haidar 2010

Arabdemocracy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:45:00 GMT

By now, everything that needs to be said about the 'spontaneous' 'non-sectarian''non-political' 'isolated' clashes that took place in Beirut on the night of Wednesday 25th...(read more)

A Christian journalist walks into a bar during Ramadan...

Karl reMarks — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:10:00 GMT

A hot summer evening in Beirut, the traffic is dwindling as people head home for the Iftar. The sun is about to set behind the beautiful Mediterranean horizon, the crimson glow gently caresses the rooftops...(read more)

Why is Israel Afraid of our Cemeteries?

Intifada Palestine — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:21:41 GMT

Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban These efforts to break the will of the Palestinians while assaulting the remains of their dead suggests a moral bankruptcy haunting Israelis today, through which they are trying to...(read more)

Americans Won’t Back Attack on Iran

Intifada Palestine — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:09:37 GMT

Tim King If the United States backs an attack on Iran, a large percentage of Americans will have nothing to do with it. Protests and riots will begin and never stop. The US military will splinter and fall...(read more)

Lebanon Scatters a Little Chicken feed and Labels it ‘Manna from Heaven’

Intifada Palestine — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:17:06 GMT

Franklin Lamb The members of Parliament decided to do essentially nothing to meet Lebanon’s legal, moral, religious, social and political obligations to her unwanted refugees. Parliaments gesture will...(read more)

A trip to the Cedars – II

Maya's Amalgam — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:39:01 GMT

This is a sequel to this 1st part… . . It’s cool to relive the ‘tourist’ experience in Lebanon every once in a while. Makes you fall in love with the country all over again! I wish...(read more)

Muslims have More Reasons to Hate the US than the Other way Around

Intifada Palestine — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:47:01 GMT

Khalid Amayreh So, you hate us because of the 9/11 events. Well, 99% of Muslims condemned in the strongest terms these terrorist acts. And we are sorry for the umpteenth time for the death of dozens of...(read more)

Israel’s Hidden Hands in Lebanon: Who Killed Hariri?

Intifada Palestine — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:40:52 GMT

By ESAM AL-AMIN It took four years for the tribunal to admit that much of “the evidence” used against Syria was fabricated by false witnesses, some of them even tied to Israeli intelligence. The whole...(read more)

Welcome to Lebanon: Graveyard of the Arrogant

Intifada Palestine — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:13:01 GMT

PATRICK COCKBURN Why has Lebanon ended up as the graveyard of so many invaders? Israelis used to say in the 1960s that one of their military bands would be enough to conquer the country.Within a few years...(read more)

Dr. Lawrence Davidson: All Is Not Quiet on the Lebanese Front

Intifada Palestine — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:47:03 GMT

Dr. Lawrence Davidson Rep. Howard Berman announced that he had exercised his "legislative prerogative to place a suspension" on $100 million of aide to the Lebanese army. Berman said he suspected...(read more)

Donate To The Lebanese Army

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:14:00 GMT

Because the Lebanese army is doing its job and is defending its territories against another country which officially the Lebanese state considers an enemy not to mention that country occupies Lebanese...(read more)

The Christians are in despair? Yes, but that's only half the story

Karl reMarks — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:05:00 GMT

Michael Young caused some controversy today when he claimed, in an opinion column entitled Downward, Christian soldiers , that Lebanon's Christians are being increasingly marginalised and becoming...(read more)

Lebanon PM: UN Must Probe Claims of Israeli Complicity in Hariri Murder

Intifada Palestine — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:04:19 GMT

Haaretz.com Nasrallah held a press conference during which he attempted to shift the blame to Israel, citing an audio recording of an alleged Israeli agent and intercepted Israeli aerial drone footage...(read more)

Israel Shamir: Fear Not

Intifada Palestine — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:09:51 GMT

Israel Shamir With the destruction of Iran, the countdown for the takeover of Saudi Arabia would begin. In words of a neocon: “Everyone wants to take out Tehran. But real mensch wants to take out ar-Riyadh...(read more)

the violence of eating

bint battuta in bahrain — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:34:00 GMT

Something to chew on... Do you know how I got the idea of writing about the man who didn't die though his stomach had been removed? The idea came to me when I realized that man would not be saved unless...(read more)

Plus ça change: The Chronicles of a Juvenile Nation

Karl reMarks — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:31:00 GMT

There's a central preoccupation in Milan Kundera's work that revolves around the theme of the small nation experiencing the uncertainties of such a precarious condition. His superb intermingling...(read more)

Intifada Palestine Wish you a Blessed Ramadan

Intifada Palestine — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:08:00 GMT

The Intifada Palestine Team Both God's blessing and his generosity are best exemplified this month, as giving alms to the poor, suppressing greed and lust, along with feeling for suffering of the other...(read more)

Are US-Israel Intelligence Agencies Blocking Palestinian Civil Rights to Weaken Hezbollah?

Intifada Palestine — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:07:28 GMT

Dr. Franklin Lamb US Intelligence Community Israel have been working longer hours than most members of Lebanon’s Parliament, carefully analyzing the language of the main draft proposals concerning elementary...(read more)

ISRAEL’S PILLARS OF SAMSON: NOT QUITE ARMAGEDDON, BUT….

Intifada Palestine — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:31:03 GMT

Dr. Alan Sabrosky We know about Israel’s control of the Congress and the media, and I think people on our side generally understand about their control of political appointments that absolutely keep opponents...(read more)

إكتشفت إنّو

lebanese nightS — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:29:23 GMT

فيه ناس كانت متوقعة تشوف تصوير فيديو لواحد إسرائيلي عم يعترف لمرته بعد ليلة حميمة… إنه مكلّف بمهمة إغتيال الحريري بال2005!! Read More......(read more)

إكتشفت إنّو

lebanese nightS — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:29:23 GMT

Hassan Nasrallah And His Evidence : It Depends on Where You Stand

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:30:04 GMT

Hassan Nasrallah spoke yesterday in that press conference , he revealed what he considered as a circumstantial evidence on Israel's involvement in Al Hariri's murder or to be accurate not only...(read more)

Israel to Drag U.S. into War Against Iran [VIDEO]

Intifada Palestine — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:08:47 GMT

Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern The following important warning from former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern. The United States could be drawn into yet another unwinnable war if Israel attacks Iran Read More....(read more)

The Forensic Alternative to the Truth: Thoughts on the Nasrallah Speech and the Difficulty of Writing History in Lebanon

Karl reMarks — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:47:00 GMT

The artist Walid Raad (The Atlas Project) observed a curious aspect of the Lebanese Civil War: confronted by their own powerlessness in the face of car bombs, the police turned to recording meticulously...(read more)

Weekly roundup

Maysaloon - ميسلون — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:16:00 GMT

Well what is there to say about this week? The week of calamities more like. It seems like everytime I turn to the news there is another story of flooding, death and destruction. And I haven't even...(read more)

Arabs support Iran’s alleged Nuclear weapon

Israa El-sakka — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:45:23 GMT

Brookings latest poll of 2010 Arab Public Opinion , conducted during the period of June 29 – July 20 , 2010 , Results were the Following : 77% of the Arabs support the right of Iran to possess Nuclear...(read more)

Intelligence Officers Warning: The U.S Could be Drawn into yet Another Unwinnable war if Israel Attacks Iran!

Intifada Palestine — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:48:30 GMT

The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Retired U.S. Intelligence Officers warning that Israel may plan to attack Israel as early as this month Read More......(read more)

Our Site And Their Site

Egyptian Chronicles — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:50:00 GMT

During the last couple of day I became a daily visitor for the LAF official website enjoying its features from a nice design to easy browsing ; this led me to compare it with our Egyptian army official...(read more)

In solidarity with Lebanon’s Future pipe workers

Israa El-sakka — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:33:05 GMT

Moh’d Yousef (JawazSafar) Sent me this on twitter : PLEASE SHARE AND CIRCULATE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Akkar, North Lebanon: FuturePipe Workers, fighting for their right to work Open...(read more)

Crossing the Line

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:21:04 GMT

And so the tree turned to be in the Israeli territories according the UNIFIL , Israel is happy that it did not break the international laws as usual apparently. Of course it is too easy to blame the LAF...(read more)

Nasrallah's Smoking Gun

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:10:05 GMT

Yesterday was a big day in Lebanon , tensions in the South in the morning and a big surprise at the southern suburb in Beirut at night . Many people were waiting for what Sheikh Nasrallah was going to...(read more)

Arabs’ Ties with Israel Damages the Palestinian Cause: Prof Gilbert Achcar

Intifada Palestine — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:29:53 GMT

by Kourosh Ziabari Israeli society has been continuously shifting to the right so that more and more extreme branches of Zionism are governing Israel, and therefore it's extremely difficult to imagine...(read more)

War Drums in Lebanese Borders

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:53:05 GMT

Since the morning there are growing clashes between the Lebanese army and the Israeli army in what can do be considered the first clash between the two armies at Adaisseh We do not know who started for...(read more)

America’s “Dog in the Fight”

Intifada Palestine — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:19:56 GMT

Dr. Franklin Lamb Despite sometimes mouthing support for the Right of Return, in a clumsy and transparent effort to avoid granting Palestinians civil rights in the interim, some US protégés in Lebanon...(read more)

Israel Classifies its Past as Top Secret

Intifada Palestine — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:29:57 GMT

By Lawrence Davidson In the interim things have only gotten worse for the Zionist defenders of the idealized Israel. Multiple invasions of Lebanon and the essentially defenseless Palestinian cities and...(read more)

The Tribunal Conspiracy

Intifada Palestine — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:10:09 GMT

Sami Moubayad deputy Israeli chief of staff, Gaby Ashkenazi said that an earthquake was in store for Lebanon later this year, when the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) names Hezbollah figures in connection...(read more)

Lebanon Is At The heart of The Arab World And Egypt Is No Where near it

Egyptian Chronicles — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:09:05 GMT

Have you been watching the news today !!?? Did you see the historical Arab summit held in Beirut currently that is forcing the wonderful people of Beirut to stay at their homes because of the security...(read more)

Response to George

Dunner's — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:39:00 GMT

Would reducing or eliminating America's dependence on foreign oil undercut the economic basis of Islamophobia? It might to a degree, but not nearly to the extent that it might have if this was the...(read more)

Israel’s Insane War on Iran Must Be Prevented

Intifada Palestine — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:10:39 GMT

Muriel Mirak-Weissbach I asked the IPPNW member aboard the Mavi Marmora, how he, as a practicing psychiatrist, would evaluate the mental state of the Israeli leadership, he quipped that he was merely a...(read more)

Chas Freeman : “Israel; Asset or Liability?”

Intifada Palestine — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:09:47 GMT

Chas Freeman In the words of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is credited with masterminding the 9/11 attacks, their purpose was to focus "the American people ... on the atrocities that America is committing...(read more)

The gods of traffic are angry

Maya's Amalgam — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:15:37 GMT

.. . . . . We love the tourists that visit our beloved Lebanon in the summer… but when they bring their own cars with them they become less tourists and more traffic causes––not to mention they don’t...(read more)

What If She Were An African Supermodel !!??

Egyptian Chronicles — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:31:00 GMT

I am following with huge admiration the current campaign in Lebanon against racism especially racism against domestic workers whether from Africa or Asia. It is not a new campaign but now it is getting...(read more)

"Nasrallah's big freak out" author's big freak out

Maysaloon - ميسلون — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:59:00 GMT

So the author from Beirut to the Beltway felt like venting out after Nasrallah's speech the other day. Apparently this anonymous journalist believes nothing is permanent in Lebanon and that Nasrallah...(read more)

The Unchallenged Power of the Israel Lobby

Intifada Palestine — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:59:57 GMT

By JAMES ABOUREZK One wonders what to make of the American politicians who are very much like an echo chamber for Israel's talking points concerning Iran. Do they realize that by being led around by...(read more)

Diplomat Told The World Tribune that The Egyptian president 'is a walking corpse While the Presidency Denies

Egyptian Chronicles — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:48:00 GMT

American World tribune has published this report with that shocking headline : Diplomat: Egyptian president 'is a walking corpse' . It is a powerful headline for sure for a rumor that has been...(read more)

Mubarak Heads To Germany Again For Treatment

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:48:05 GMT

According to Lebanese As-Safir daily President Mubarak will head to Germany in the coming 48 hours to Munich for another treatment round. It is unconfirmed and it has not been announced yet officially...(read more)

U.S. Doesn’t have to Justify its Double Standards to Anyone: Joshua Frank

Intifada Palestine — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:57:21 GMT

Joshua Frank The bigger question is, can the U.S. survive in its current state? Can the U.S. continue to exploit the resources and people of the Middle East for its own profit and greed? Can it abuse and...(read more)