Beirut Marathon Association Launches Sexist Campaign

(Photo via Beirut Marathon Association) As a kind of runner, I'm immensely offended that the Beirut Marathon Association thinks that it's okay to motivate women to run their 10 KM Women’s...

 

LBC Show: Lebanese Families Want More Babies for Bigger Sects

Lebanese mother Salma Rouhana struggles as she tries to remember all of her kids’ names. It’s no wonder, given the fact that there are 17 of them. Ahmar Bel Khat Elaarid, which means the...

 

Jezebel: Dubai Women Wearing 'Camel Humps'

Comeon Jezebel, you're better than that! In a shockingly low-grade "article" about women wearing bumps underneath their scarfs, Jezebel single-handedly demeans the entire hijabi population of...

 

Visualizing the Highway Reconstruction Plan in Achrafieh

Remember way back in March when we found out that a new highway construction project in Achrafieh would call for the destruction of residential homes? Well, according to Save Beirut Heritage, that ...

 

Syrian Man Sells Daughter for Mut3ah Marriage

And the award for absolute worst father of the year goes to this guy. In a video done by Al Mayadeen, a reporter interviews a Syrian father and daughter about the latter's repeating Mut3ah...

 

And Another One Bites The Dust

♫ And another one gone, and another one gone... Another one bites the dust ♪ An unmistakable building on the corner of a Clemenceau street speaks volumes about the often unspoken Lebanese Civil...

 

Telecom Requires All Phones Bought Outside Lebanon to Be Registered

As reported by The Daily Star, Lebanese telecoms are now going to lock all phones smuggled into Lebanon as of this June. According to the report, 70% of phones in Lebanon have been illegally...

 

Betroit: Because We Couldn't Come Up With A More Creative Title

Now, getting over the fact that Betroit is the worst movie title I've heard since Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, IMDB thus far gives this movie a pretty apathetic rating of 5.7 over...

 

Celebrate Mother's Day With Tupperware

Because nothing says "I love you" like cooking utensils! No, seriously, wtf is this shit?? Mother's day is a supposed to be a day about celebrating how friggin' amazing your mother is. It's about ...

 

People Who Lose Their Glasses

I don't wear glasses myself, but I can't but be horrified at the thought of losing something so valuable. That's why I'm shocked at the exorbitant amount of glasses nestled in AUB's Lost & Found,...