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Lara Mekkawi

#MeToo: The Surprising Reveal that Victims of Sexual Assault are Actually People You Know

  What started as another Twitter call for activism became a viral confession of sexual assault everywhere. In the few...
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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, first released in 1982,  is a science-fiction classic that was directed by Ridley Scott and featured amazing cinematography, brilliant visuals, iconic characters, as well as a musical score by Vangelis....
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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...
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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 Monday after liking a tweet that mocked Saudi women. The tweet by Lebanese producer Charbel Khalil mocked the recent royal decree that permitted women in Saudi Arabia their basic right...
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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...
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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 control over the Gaza Strip. Though this seems like a momentous movement away from the hostility between Fatah and Hamas to potentially bridging a union between the West Bank and...
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Beirut Today

Saudi Women Allowed To Drive But Still Have A Long Way To Go

Easing the long-standing driving restriction would benefit more than 7 million Saudi women of working age, a quarter of the country's population.
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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...
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Alessa Flores Vela

A Twist of Shawarma in Mexico: One Taco de pastor, Please!

Mexican food produced outside Mexico differs exponentially  from what is actually consumed in Mexico. This is mainly due to the fact that we rarely eat the hard tacos (they don’t exist) nor the yellow cheese. Even if we do eat yellow corn, we don’t usually prepare it with our tacos....
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