Again I went to bed the tempest And woke up the puddle. It’s different everyday. Sometimes I am the...
Op-Ed
Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to 1982’s cult classic Blade Runner has finally arrived to theaters. The original Blade Runner,...
In the majority of societies, men and women emphasize the importance of gender equity to achieve the same opportunities for their human development. However, the reality of this desire is sometimes harder to achieve in some societies rather than others. For this reason, the United Nations has been committed to...
Spreading rumors about an imminent financial collapse is short-sighted. It would harm the average Lebanese citizen while ironically emboldening rather than undermining the country's ruling class.
Lebanon’s Director of the Internal Security Forces Anti-Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Rights Bureau Maj. Suzan Hajj Hobeiche was fired on...
Stephen Paddock, a white 64 year old man, killed at least 50 people at a Las Vegas music festival this Sunday. U.S. media were quick to label it “one of the deadliest mass shootings” in this country’s history. At a press conference held in the aftermath of the attack, Las...
To the resentment of many (myself included), Doueiri resided eleven months in Israel for the purpose of directing his 2012...
Last week, Hamas, the ruling Islamic faction in Gaza, asked the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)’s President Mahmoud Abbas to resume...
I graduated from high school after 15 years of schooling and learning from patient, dedicated, cultured individuals. This allowed me to move on and I am now a holder of two Phds and, I am told, I am making a difference in the world of medicine and healthcare. I hope...
As women, we need to normalize our presence in this vital urban space, and we need to shift the terms of debate from fears over our safety to a shared commitment to our right to the city.
Encountering Westerners in Beirut is just as common as facing traffic in Ras Beirut. Within these encounters, conversations take place,...
During my round in a hospital during a few months back, presented to the Emergency Department an old, obviously religious man, with a female wearing the “Nikab”. The old man, holding the female’s hand tightly, entered the minor surgery room that happened to be full of male interns and residents....