RRule of Law Read More 3 minute read Policeman: Photography is “illegal” in HamrabyHabib BattahJan 30, 2014 A few minutes ago I was taking this picture when a policeman shouted at me. Cop: “Hey, stop,…
Read More 1 minute read Best Buy in LebanonbyHabib BattahJan 28, 2014 I saw this place in Mansourieh recently– that’s the hills above Beirut. Interestingly the massive American electronics store’s website…
Read More 1 minute read Brown spills of KhaldebyHabib BattahJan 27, 2014 In addition to the landfill crisis on Beirut’s streets–covered on this blog yesterday— there appears to be a heavy dose…
PPublic Services Read More 3 minute read Between Sukleen and takfir: a warm welcome homebyHabib BattahJan 26, 2014 Hamra last Saturday When I got in a cab after landing in Beirut this weekend, my first question…
Read More 1 minute read Car surfing in AmmanbyHabib BattahJan 24, 2014 We got to do a little bit of walking while in Amman this week during the Global Voices…
IInternet Read More 1 minute read Jordan’s internet up to 250 times faster than LebanonbyHabib BattahJan 23, 2014 I’m in Jordan this week for the action-packed annual Arab bloggers conference organized by Global Voices Online. Needless…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 12 minute read Erasing memory in downtown BeirutbyHabib BattahJan 19, 2014 A waiter surveys a row of empty tables beneath the Place De L’Etoile clock tower seen on so…
MMedia Read More 1 minute read Day 1 of justice?byHabib BattahJan 16, 2014 Dormant for years, the digital “truth” ticker has been reactivated on the upper right of the Rafik Hariri…
Read More 1 minute read The problem with connecting dotsbyHabib BattahJan 16, 2014 Photo: The Daily Star Today’s apparent suicide attack that struck Hermel, a village where Hezbollah is popular, is…