Beirut

• We the People
• on Apr 26, 2013
• By Lojine Kamel
  

Marking a momentous occurrence in the history of Lebanese rights, Naharnet reports that Kholoud Succariyeh and Nidal Darwish's much anticipated Civil Marriage has finally been approved by Caretaker...

• We the People
• on Apr 23, 2013
• By Lojine Kamel
  

The Beirut National Museum is in plans for a makeover, and thus far, it looks like it's gonna be good. Designed by Raed Abillama, the new design will be an extension of several facets of the...

• We the People
• on Apr 16, 2013
• By Lojine Kamel
  

For some, it's all too easy to forget that Lebanon went through a bloody civil war only decades ago. For others, it's a waking nightmare. From 1975 to 1990, guns, tanks, bombs and heavy artillery...

• We the People
• on Apr 4, 2013
• By Lojine Kamel
  

Local Hamra tailor, Nouhad, has recently been widowed and left with no financial support, leaving her facing eviction from both her home and her shop. Should you need to have anything tailored or...

• We the People
• on Apr 3, 2013
• By Lojine Kamel
  

So apparently, Saudi women are now allowed to to ride bikes--sort of. That being said, The Atlantic reports that women can only ride bicycles or motorbikes "for fun"--but not for...

• We the People
• on Mar 25, 2013
• By Lojine Kamel
  

No one wants to be the garbage man. With all the privileged jobs society offers--everyone wants to be a doctor or lawyer or businessman--menial jobs often go unrecognized and unappreciated. Yet...

• We the People
• on Mar 19, 2013
• By Lojine Kamel
  

Lebanon is a materialistic country. We live among people who's greatest ambition in life is to own Louis Vuitton heels, Iphone 5s, and Ferraris--people who will go so far as to take out loans to...

• We the People
• on Mar 18, 2013
• By Lojine Kamel
  

Our very own Lebanese environmentally-friendly initiative has just been nominated for the Waste & Resource Management category of the 2degrees Sustainability Champions Awards 2013. FERN (which...

• We the People
• on Mar 11, 2013
• By Angie Nassar
  

(Photo Instagrammed by @hebasahili) Caring about the future of your country can actually be pretty awesome. So step aside, haters. Here are 11 things we could do together to make Lebanon...

• We the People
• on Feb 27, 2013
• By Angie Nassar
  

Judging by the pictures, thousands of teachers and civil servants marched from Barbir to the Grand Serail in downtown Beirut on Wednesday morning. Get a load of these incredible photos and live...