RRule of Law Read More 5 minute read Policing the unpoliceable?byHabib BattahSep 17, 2014No comments How hard is it to be a Lebanese cop? Can laws be enforced when law enforcement live in…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read Hamra is back to normal except…byHabib BattahJun 20, 2014No comments … for the “Hawker” private security guard staring and squinting at me while taking this picture (because I…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read Happy (lawless) birthdaybyHabib BattahJun 12, 2014No comments The Lebanese police are celebrating their 153rd anniversary. At a commemoration event, the head of the force pledged…
IInternet Read More 2 minute read Get in touch with your MPs nowbyHabib BattahMay 31, 2014One comment Screen Shot of Nouweb site One of the best ways to hold government accountable is to get in…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 3 minute read The Caves and Pools of Dalieh: Endangered?byHabib BattahMay 16, 2014One comment Ah the post card image of Raouche. Now imagine it surrounded by a giant fenced off marina, full…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read Texting and driving… a busbyHabib BattahApr 30, 2014No comments Watch the video below as this bus driver barely looks at the highway while texting for almost 20…
RRule of Law Read More 6 minute read Journalists and bloggers defy press crackdownbyHabib BattahApr 6, 20146 comments This column was first published in the April issue of Bold Magazine A Thirst For Silence By Habib Battah …
RRule of Law Read More 3 minute read Journalistic dilemmas: cakes, priests and the presidencybyHabib BattahMar 27, 20144 comments In journalism school, there are debates about what a reporter can ethically accept from a source. Gifts and…
RRule of Law Read More 5 minute read Dubai creative chillbyHabib BattahMar 21, 20142 comments Dubai’s Creative Chill This column first appeared in the March issue of Bold Magazine THE ARRESTS OF SHEZANNE…
MMedia Read More 5 minute read Boobs over sport. Is Jackie really a hero?byHabib BattahFeb 12, 201415 comments Lebanese skier posed nude on the public slopes for photographer Prince Hubertus. By now everyone has heard of…