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December 12th, 2005

Lebanese Bloggers Outraged at Journalist Slaying

Mustapha · 15:44 · Middle East & North Africa

(Artwork, Beirut Spring) Today, a prominent anti-Syrian politician and Journalist was killed in a car-bomb explosion in Beirut. The Lebanese bloggers were quick to show their disgust, shock and fury. Rampurple explains what Gebran Tueni meant to her: Gebran Tueni was the person who gave me hope through his editorials, through his interviews, and ... 0 comments · read »

December 4th, 2005

The Lebanese Bloggers on Husam and Hezbollah + Miscellaneous

Mustapha · 06:53 · Middle East & North Africa

Last week started with a press conference by a Syrian witness who withdrew his testimony from the Mehlis investigation. The witness, Husam Husam, announced that he was forced, coaxed and cajoled by Mehlis, The Hariri Family and others into saying what he had said, but he changed his mind because ... 2 comments · read »

November 28th, 2005

Welcome To The Lebanese Blogosphere

Mustapha · 13:22 · Middle East & North Africa

Yesterday, Anton Efendi from Across the Bay, posted this picture: It shows the Prime Minister planting a fatherly kiss on May Chidiac's forehead. May Chidiac is the Journalist who lost a foot and an arm in a terrorist car bomb. To Anton, this kiss symbolizes the story of Lebanon: a country ... 3 comments · read »

November 20th, 2005

The Lebanese Bloggosphere On The Meanings Of The Opposition's Victory in University Elections

Mustapha · 10:58 · Middle East & North Africa

This week, the issue of Syria has taken the back seat (with a few exceptions); the Lebanese bloggers were mainly concerned with the students’ elections in various Lebanese University campuses. The elections are important because they’re like mini-general elections. The same parties compete and similar alliances are at work. Which ... 1 comment · read »