I was only six years old when Israel invaded Beirut, and from that terrible time, I kept only one memory: My brother and I are playing on the balcony when thousands of colourful confetti rained ...
It sounds like a victory doesn't it? Deal finally made to bring the World Cup to those who can't afford it. Lebanon will be able to watch all the games for free! Finally some light in this neve...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2014/06/world-cup-rights-in-lebanon-right-to.html
In quintessential Lebanese style, parliament just passed a law that initially meant to protect women from violence at home but has been modified beyond recognition to what is now known as “The...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2014/04/how-the-law-to-protect-women-from.html
When I first heard about Jackie Chamoun 's leaked video and the criticism that made her apologize , I was offended. Why should she? If Lebanon was indeed a conservative society, then we shouldn'...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2014/02/nudity-indeed-sells.html
This is literally what happens every single time: When you hear the news, experience shock and moment of silence. Heart sinks. When you recover, immediately - and irrationally, contact your par...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2013/12/sequence-of-events-after-beirut-blast.html
After Amman was the rated the third "Ugliest City in the World " and Beirut the 20th "Top City in the World ", using vague criteria such as "dirty, chaotic streets and ugly buildings looking lik...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2013/11/is-egypt-really-worst-arab-state-for.html
This seriously cannot go on. How retarded are we? Did you know this : Palestine was the first Arab country to give women the right to pass on their citizenship, in 2003, followed by Egypt, Alg...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-justified-rant-are-you-kidding-me.html
We are, supposedly, living historic times in the Arab world. Democracy is peeking its head everywhere we look, but a full presence has not yet been secured, at least in my opinion. Let's for a m...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2012/10/women-in-constitutional-amendment.html
It is statements like this that keep me optimistic about the future of the human race: “We do not support violence against women, but God allowed a certain form of beating,” This gem was...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2012/10/whats-little-beating-between-spouses.html
I am not a big fan of female quotas in general. I find it devalues a woman's achievement and in most cases is mainly cosmetic, allowing for unqualified females to attain certain positions and pr...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-to-design-female-quota-to-fail.html
This is one of the most expressive messages I've seen on the hypocrisy of the so-called freedom-loving Americans, caught on camera, advocating... no demanding freedom of choice, except when it ...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2012/09/hello-i-belong-to-everybody.html
Is it just me or has the entire world gone ape mad about women's sexual, reproductive and well.. basically human rights? Maybe I've become more sensitized to it but to be honest it's really not t...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2012/08/an-inappropriate-question.html
Our mothers brought us up to be strong, independent and responsible. They did a great job and the proof is the amazing number of wonderful, accomplished and activist women I see around me. The pr...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2012/06/untold-tales-of-courage-shelters-and.html
This is a repost from Raja's blog . I am pasting here as it is because I support it word for word. Makes me proud to be a member of the AUB alumni: The response to the homophobic article publis...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2012/05/reposting-aub-faculty-statement-on-hate.html
It's been quite an intense few days, spurred by the release of Foreign Policy's sex issue and, more controversially, Mona El Tahawy's piece Why Do They Hate Us , to which many, many feminists, ac...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2012/04/debate-on-misogyny.html
I am well aware of what it means to advertise a washing machine or a vacuum clearer on Mother's Day. It says that moms are there to cook for you, do your dishes and wash your clothes and that th...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-really-bothers-me-about-mothers.html
A few months ago, I was talking to my family about some of the major gender issues that really need to be raised in Lebanon. I also said that I am angry enough to engage in activities that promot...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2012/01/taking-our-rights-theres-no-other-way.html
It's been a while since I've made a list, and a longer while since I've written about something mindless. So here's my end-of-year contribution. A list of 10 amazing and not-too-shabby-looking ac...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2011/12/top-10-actors-to-look-out-for-in-2012.html
On 22 November 2011, Lebanon's independence day, the body of a 28-year-old Lebanese woman, Myriam Achkar, was found in the woods of Sahel Alma near Jounieh, north of Beirut. She was murdered by F...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2011/11/myriam-achkar-and-collective-response.html
Many of you will remember Jean Charles , the Brazilian who was shot in the head seven times at the London Underground by the London Metropolitan police on July 22, 2005. They had misidentified h...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2011/11/requiem-for-jean-charles-de-menezes.html
I am writing this post not quite sure what my opinion on the matter is, though I feel like I need to have a strong one. I have gotten accustomed to reading in the wanted ads of Arabic language pa...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2011/11/gender-and-operator.html
I'd like to share this thought-provoking quote from this excellent piece I recently read entitled The Business of Cooling the Planet : "The Bambi view of nature is the wrong view," Eisenberger t...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2011/10/does-our-bambi-view-of-nature-need-to.html
The world be a better place if everyone reads this comic.
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2011/10/calvin-and-hobbes-wisdom.html
Is it finally here? The film that will get the international recognition that Lebanon has been waiting for? Ou Hala La Wein (Where Do We Go Now) has it all. It's got a rustic feel with a modern ...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2011/10/labakis-ou-hala-la-wein-form-without.html
"Psychopathy is a mental disorder characterized primarily by a lack of empathy and remorse, shallow emotions, egocentricity, and deceptiveness. Psychopaths are highly prone to antisocial behavior...
http://lamathinks.blogspot.com/2011/09/definition-of-psychopath.html