by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 9, 2010 | Lebanese Abroard
An unusual story from down-under: A Lebanese Muslim man was refused a protection visa in Australia because authorities did not believe he was gay. Apparently, the man arrived in Australia on a visit visa in 2007 and tried to make his stay permanent. First he tried...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 10, 2010 | Lebanese Abroard
Lebanese knack for politics seems to have made its way into Australia: The dirty politics of Labor Party branch-stacking appears to have infiltrated the $27 million, government-funded Merri Community Health Service, with entire Lebanese families being signed up, some...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 3, 2010 | Lebanese Abroard
So what do you do if your parents are forcing you to marry? Easy, just request you get put on a no-fly list: A Lebanese family based in Sydney has been banned from taking their daughter to their home country for an arranged marriage. The Federal Magistrates Court...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 20, 2010 | Looks Like Beirut
OK, so let’s assume there is an event you really want to see and a week before its launch, its unexplainable canceled. Do you: A) Send the organizers a letter complaining and try to find something else to do on that day. or B) Gather a mob through Facebook to...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 9, 2010 | Looks Like Beirut
A 31-year resident of the Australian town of Altona Meadows has had enough: Altona Meadows is being ruined by selfish residents with no respect for their neighbours, says Trevor, an emergency services worker who has lived in Shirley St for 31 years. “Ten years...
