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10
Feb
2012
What Do Democracy Promoters Actually Do? zoom on NDI and IRI work

9 hours ago by Rita Chemaly

American lawmakers are furious about a mounting diplomatic crisis in Egypt, where dozens of nongovernmental workers, including 19 Americans, could face trial. The United States says Egypt needs to let pro-democracy groups continue their work to help the country’s transition, but Egypt accuses them o ...

Ritachemaly's Blog - ritachemaly.wordpress.com · 7 references

Nationality campaigners vow to fight on despite obstacles

10 hours ago by Rita Chemaly

Source: Daily star BEIRUT: Talk among those in the know suggests that many Lebanese MPs, when asked about the two most irksome issues facing them in Parliament, cite the domestic violence and nationality draft laws. Lina Abou-Habib, coordinator of the campaign for equal citizenship rights for women, ...

Ritachemaly's Blog - ritachemaly.wordpress.com · 7 references

09
Feb
2012
Mahmoud Tannir ready complete the season on top // sports

1 day ago by Biser3a

In our last conversation with Mahmoud the Lebanese Star rider was upbeat and told us that he was ready to tackle the last 6 races of the season in the highest possible form of readiness. His next race will start tomorrow and he will be looking to increase his win tally and increase the gap on top of ...

Biser3a - biser3a.com · 2 references

Interview: Bassem Deaïbess of Lebanon’s Blaakyum // music

1 day ago by Invisible Oranges Editor

Blaakyum frontman Bassem Deaïbess was born in Beirut in 1977, in the midst of a 15-year civil war. When he was 3, his family left for Qatar, which was relatively peaceful and still under British rule. Despite being a Christian, in Qatar Deaïbess was forced to memorize the Koran and Islamic prayers, ...

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08
Feb
2012
Finance strategy // business

1 day ago by Susan Lyle

Academy of Business Strategy Zaher Boustani (CBS) DBA MBA BA is an approved Certified Business Specialist (CBS) with the Academy of Business Strategy and his specialist subject is finance strategy. He has achieved a DBA from NewPort University and an MBA and BA in Business Administration from Notre ...

The Academy of Business ... - theacademyofbusinessstrategy-cbs.com

Afraid of the unknown

1 day ago by sublogdemaria

Being from Mexico City, I have always bragged about being "street smart" and knowing when an urban area is safe or scketchy. In my mind, places are divided into 2 categories: safe places, meaning well-lit, clean and modern-ish looking, and sketchy places, with a dirty, dark or packed feel to them. S ...

From Mexico to Beirut - mexicaninbeirut.blogspot.com · 4 references

Who is Right on Syria?

2 days ago by Qifa Nabki

Greetings from dissertation-land. I’ve tried my best to keep my head down over the past few weeks, hence the long spell between posts. Since the comment section is stirring with a discussion about the events in Syria, though, I thought I’d throw a quick post up with some of the most interesting bits ...

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FIBA Asia releases 2012 Calender // sports

2 days ago by Hoopistani

From Lebanon to Malaysia, and from Mongolia to Japan, high-level basketball will travel all across the massive continent of Asia this year: FIBA Asia has released the complete Calender of dates and venues of its events in 2012, highlighted by the 4th FIBA Asia Cup in Tokyo this September. The calend ...

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Prison year shortened to 9 months

2 days ago by Najib

[ CNN] The prison year in Lebanon has become officially 9 months as of yesterday. I don’t understand the logic behind such a decision. If a guy is sentenced for 20 prison years, he gets 15 effectively? If our prisons are in a bad shape and over-crowded, we build new ones, we don’t free criminals ear ...

Blog Baladi - A Lebanese Blog - blogbaladi.com · Rank: 19,726 · 35 references

“Pen association” in New York of 1916: By Lebanese and Syrians authors

2 days ago by adonis49

“Pen association” (Al Rabitat al Kalamiyah) in New York of 1916: By Lebanese and Syrians authors In 1916, a group of immigrants of Lebanese and Syrian born authors formed the “Pen association” (Al Rabitat al Kalamiyah). The first announcing article or New York Declaration was published in April in t ...

Adonis Diaries - adonis49.wordpress.com · 17 references

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