The Hairdryer Treatment

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Picture of the Day: Beirut, Lebanon. Protesters burn tires and boxes in a demonstration against the kidnapping by the Syrian rebels of a dozen or more Lebanese Shi’a pilgrims in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Credit: Wael Hamzeh/EPA. Via.

A waterpipe is essential during fighting. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID

only in lebanon… 

These 12 songs on this compilation look at the Arab World through a new pair of glasses: Beirut’s underground. The CD focuses on a young generation that is tired of war, fed up with politics, sick of religious madness, and angry about Euro-American exoticism. It is keeping itself alive with electro beats, raw aggressive hip hop or in-your-face indie rock. Together these musicians show a new picture of this war- shaken city and region and show a different Beirut.

Lebanese Civil War: 37 Years and Counting

This year was no different than previous ones. Mother are still waiting for news, any news, concerning the destiny of their children. They stood in unity with aged photos of their then young offsprings in their now wrinkled hands.

(Photo: Marwan Tahtah)

kateoplis:

Global March to Jerusalem | MSNBC

Palestinian organizers are calling for massive demonstrations on Friday to mark Land Day, an annual event that commemorates the killing of six Arabs who were protesting Israeli land policies on March 30, 1976. Tens of thousands are expected to participate in what organizers have billed a “Global March to Jerusalem.” The plan is to have protesters from neighboring countries march up to the Israeli border to “demonstrate solidarity with Palestinians and to protect Jerusalem,” according to organizers.

The future status of Jerusalem is at the heart of the Palestinian movement and is the theme for the global Land Day. East Jerusalem is regarded as the likely capital of a future Palestinian state. Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, a Palestinian activist, explained some of the reasoning for the march to NBC News during a recent interview in Ramallah. ”In light of the total failure of the peace talks, and given the Israeli destruction of the last potential two-state solution through settlement activities, we realize nothing will change unless we change the balance of power,” said Barghouti.  He added that organizers are trying to achieve that through this “non-violent peaceful resistance.” […]

tomorrow could be interesting. the last time nakba protesters marched to the israeli border, dozens were killed by live fire along the lebanon and syrian fronts. 

Beirut — Beyrouth — بـيـروت

(Source: tomsahero, via slouchingtowardsbeirut)

and lebanon are through to the final round of world cup qualifying for the first time in history thanks to a south korea win over kuwait and a clutch goal from ahmad zreik, lebanon’s left back, who, until a few months ago, was working 14-hour-a-day shifts at his uncle’s cafe in dearborn, mi. the stars were all kinds of aligned for this one! 

(Source: leesatkowski, via lebanonymous)

oldbeirut:

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