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Danny Qiblawi

I went to bed the tempest

  Again I went to bed the tempest And woke up the puddle. It’s different everyday. Sometimes I am the...
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Dania Yamout

A Review of Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to 1982’s cult classic Blade Runner has finally arrived to theaters. The original Blade Runner,...
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Alessa Flores Vela

How Women Entrepreneurs Are (Slowly) Changing The Middle East

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...
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Jad Chaaban

Lebanon Is Not Going Bankrupt Anytime Soon, Let’s Stop The Pointless Bashing

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.
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Kareem Chehayeb

Maj. Hajj Hobeiche is Gone, But The Oppressive Institution Still Exists

Lebanon’s Director of the Internal Security Forces Anti-Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Rights Bureau Maj. Suzan Hajj Hobeiche was fired on...
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Michael Avanzato

White Shooter/Muslim Terrorist: Race and Mass Violence in the United States

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...
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Ali Chalak

The Doueiri Affair and the Arab Intellectuals’ (Dire) State of Affairs

To the resentment of many (myself included), Doueiri resided eleven months in Israel for the purpose of directing his 2012...
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Cynthia Saghir

Has anyone ever asked Palestinians what they wanted?

Last week, Hamas, the ruling Islamic faction in Gaza, asked the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)’s President Mahmoud Abbas to resume...
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Thalia Arawi

Open Letter To The Lebanese Government: Justice For Our Teachers

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...
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Mira Tfaily

Gender and Intersectionality in Lebanese Public Transport

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.
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Cynthia Saghir

Internalization of Arab Inferiority: Perceiving Ourselves through the Eyes of the Other

Encountering Westerners in Beirut is just as common as facing traffic in Ras Beirut. Within these encounters, conversations take place,...
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Rola Shayto

Doctors Should Play A Key Role in Cases of Domestic Violence

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....
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