CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read District S ruins finally revealedbyHabib BattahAug 27, 2014 Many readers of this blog will remember when I was physically assaulted by site staff at the excavation…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Panel to challenge Boutros RoadbyHabib BattahAug 23, 2014 The Civil Coalition Against the Boutros Highway is hosting a panel and discussion this Tuesday on the battle…
MMedia Read More 4 minute read Worst NY Times lead paragraph everbyHabib BattahAug 22, 2014 The New York Times logo In journalism schools across America, students are often instructed to read and purchase…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Update: New photos inside Saifi digbyHabib BattahAug 22, 2014 Soon after posting about the ruins discovered at the Saifi Plaza excavation, an activist got in touch over…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Ruins cleared at Saifi PlazabyHabib BattahAug 20, 2014 There appears to be nothing left of a major downtown Beirut excavation that took place here a month…
FFeatured Video Read More 1 minute read Male bellydancer woos audiencesbyHabib BattahAug 15, 2014 The news has been a bit heavy lately, so I thought I’d let you know that joy still…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read Police beat journalists on videobyHabib BattahAug 13, 2014 The Daily Star/Hasan Shaaban A video has recently surfaced documenting police beating journalists this week. The reporters were…
MMedia Read More 2 minute read Guy in “ISIS photo” can’t stand ISISbyHabib BattahAug 12, 2014 In a story going viral on social media, John McCain is supposedly pictured with members of the extremist…
PPublic Services Read More 2 minute read Municipal work? Start a firebyHabib BattahAug 9, 2014 The municipality of a certain village was forced to call the fire department this week for a fire…
MMedia Read More 1 minute read Lucky RimabyHabib BattahAug 5, 2014 It’s easy to get the depressed with all the violence in the news these days and the knee-jerk jingoism…