Culture & Society

Wissam Kanaan
On Syria TV’s morning talk shows, the topics range from the day’s weather to segments highlighting the latest fashion trends. At night, the news...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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Maha Zaraket
It’s a popular tactic among Lebanese to pin blame on Syrians for the bulk of the country’s daily crime. What’s at the root of this knee-jerk racism?...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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Haisam Shamlouni, Maher Ayoub, Mitwalli Abu Nasser
Once again, Palestinians are paying a double price for transformations in the Arab World. Today, it is the turn of Syria’s Palestinians to look for...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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Amal Khalil
The fate of the sea turtles that have nested for years on South Lebanon’s Mansouri beach is still unclear. Disagreements on beach usage continue...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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Rebecca Whiting
Beirut’s Souk al-Ahad, the Sunday Market, has for 20 years been a treasure trove of all imaginable bric-a-brac and second-hand everything, from...
Monday, April 15, 2013
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Abdel Kafi al-Samad
As if Syrian refugees don’t have enough to deal with, an outbreak of scabies, a type of skin mite, has hit those residing in the North Lebanon town...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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Bassam Alkantar
Yesterday, Lebanese prisoner Georges Abdallah turned 62 inside the French Lannemezan Prison, but there was no birthday cake or celebration. Abdallah...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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Amal Khalil
Last week, a tour of Lebanon’s Christian villages in the South revealed little consistency in the timing of Easter commemorations.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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Pierre Abisaab
It was just a matter of time before President Mohamed Mursi would go after satirist Bassem Youssef for subjecting the head of state and the Muslim...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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