by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 30, 2010 | Society
Work on Beirut’s only synagogue will finish this October and it will officially open its doors to the public in 2011 according to Isaac Arazi, the head of the Lebanon’s Jewish community: The synagogue’s restoration has so far cost $700,000 and the final...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 27, 2010 | Society
Released this year in Beirut, the book “Mouzakarat Randa al-Trans”, or “The Memoirs of Randa the Trans” depicts the struggle from man to woman for an Algerian national: In a daring, unprecedented move, a pioneer of the Arab world’s...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 20, 2010 | Society
I absolutely detest when Lebanese go around blaming their social problems on foreign countries. More often than not, its usually finger-pointing at the West for their “socially degrading exports” which, according to these type of activists, is forced down...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 27, 2010 | Society
We sure love our foreign passports! We seem to rise socially as we accumulate “high-value” travel documents and somewhat demean others ‘less-fortunate’ with our “oh, you need a visa? Tsk, tsk” comments. Michael Karam has written a...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 26, 2010 | Society
Turkey! Yep, the Lebanese-brewed cliche of skiing in the morning and sun bathing at sunset has been hijacked by the Turks in their latest “Go Turkey” tourism campaign blaring on UAE radio stations. Here’s the clip: Turkey Tourism Ad on UAE Radio...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 30, 2010 | Society
Good news to all ancient history lovers out there, the Beirut National Museum plans to finally open the basement section to the public: The Beirut National Museum has launched a six-month project to restore an ancient fresco of Roman burial rites that was first...