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Grant Competition for Investigative Reporting

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Friday, November 26. 2010

The Institute for War and Peace would like to invite you to apply to a Grant Competition for Investigative Reporting.

IWPR is offering grants for young journalists interested in investigative stories on local governance, transparency and municipal politics in Lebanon to encourage local and national media to dig deeper and to hold local politicians accountable.

IWPR wants to give a group of you the chance to work on an investigate story of your choice.

To qualify for the grant, please submit the story idea you want to pursue along with a research outline and a brief CV summarizing your background.

Please send your submission to:

grant [at] no2at3al7ourouf [dot] com

iwpr.beirut [at] gmail [dot] com

for more about the project, kindly visit www.no2at3al7ourouf.com

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting
01- 387 557
www.iwpr.net

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Hair Salon opens up in ABC toilets

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Friday, December 18. 2009

some things you only see in Lebanon,
take for example this girl 'straightening' her hair in the ABC Achrafieh ladies room - yes, with a flat iron plugged into the wall!

Hair Salon in ABC toilets

i had a quick chat with her, during which i learnt that she had a valid excuse for the absurdity of her situation - no i wont go into details - but this begs the question, "Is it pure coincidence that she just happened to be carrying a flat iron at the right time, or are we just going overboard with appearances, unwilling to be ungroomed for the slightest moment?"

tags: beirut, lebanon, lebanese, girl, lady, toilet, bathroom, hair salon, flat iron, straightening iron, abc, achrafieh, mall, department store, absurd, only in lebanon, photo, image, picture, ladies room

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Poetic Justice

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Thursday, October 8. 2009

tags: st george hotel, solidere, stop solidere, hariri, lebanon, beirut, downtown, illegal, corruption, justice, injustice, campaign, poster, banner

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Opening Reception - The Future of the Arab City

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Friday, October 2. 2009

tags: beirut, hamra, crowne plaza, transnational tides, future of arab city, yale, arab alumni, lebanon, lebanese, reception

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To Serve and Protect - Lebanon's Finest

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Tuesday, September 29. 2009

tags: police, idf, posing, girl, woman, hot, sexy, photo, image, picture, serve and protect, lebanon, beirut, downtown, humor, funny, lebanese

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Parking Meter Dyslexia

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Wednesday, September 23. 2009

tags: parking meter, Lebanon, Beirut, English, Arabic, French, photo, image, picture, funny, humor, odd, dyslexia

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Blogging Beirut Comments

Rosanna M. about Interior Minister Ziad Baroud increases traffic fines by 300%

Mon, 14.03.2011 21:53

Firstly, the fines are a perfect deterrant for people. Let me let you in on a little secret: THIS IS CALLED BLIND JUSTICE!! Lady justice is a perfect dipiction; she wears a "blindfold which r [...]

Rosanna M. about Interior Minister Ziad Baroud increases traffic fines by 300%

Mon, 14.03.2011 21:53

Firstly, the fines are a perfect deterrant for people. Let me let you in on a little secret: THIS IS CALLED BLIND JUSTICE!! Lady justice is a perfect dipiction; she wears a "blindfold which r [...]

3ammo about Double Parked Police Car Blocks Beirut Highway

Thu, 10.03.2011 13:55

how does someone contact Ziad Baroud? It's not like he's accessible! He's the Interior Minister!

anon about Double Parked Police Car Blocks Beirut Highway

Thu, 10.03.2011 13:41

send this pic to baroud and he will take action

Maxx about Naqoura Road Trip

Tue, 08.03.2011 13:56

Love the pictures. Amazing photos and lovely places. Naqoura is my home town and I feel more home sick than ever :)

zee about Do You Love Me - Music Video of Old Lebanese Song

Sun, 06.03.2011 00:37

i think this song belong's to SabaH's relative cousin i think, his last name faghally i am trying to ramamber his full name, he is lebanese he has another good song goes like,, haw can i live if [...]

pommel braidy about Live @ The Basement - Beirut - JADE

Mon, 28.02.2011 01:22

yes, i have to say the best club in lebanon,for the fist year..........

Kazamaza about REAL Civil Disobedience in Lebanon

Fri, 25.02.2011 18:21

correct, but you miss the point. 1) the less important point: technically speaking, you can scan the stub only once, and modify it photoshop also once to produce many stubs to cover the enti [...]

Wassim about REAL Civil Disobedience in Lebanon

Fri, 25.02.2011 11:06

Interesting! however, for me, the time spent on scanning and photoshoping and printing the ticket is worth more than the 500 LL i was going to pay

Matt Dahl about The Scorpion City - Duma, North Lebanon

Wed, 09.02.2011 06:18

I am an American whose great-grandparents Amen Soffa and his wife Nazera Kimmel (sometimes spelled Lazera Cammel and various other ways) came to America in the late 1800s. I am looking for anyo [...]

berbara about Berbara : the Real Halloween : a Lebanese Tradition

Tue, 08.02.2011 23:17

i am from algeria my name is olso berbara jamel..hope you are ok you and your family...

anon about I Love #Jan25 Stickers Campaign goes Live!

Fri, 28.01.2011 14:34

wow, how'd you stumble upon this?

Nasaki Bineshe about I Love #Jan25 Stickers Campaign goes Live!

Fri, 28.01.2011 08:00

We the Native Americans support our brothers and sisters in spirit who are struggling for Freedom and Justice in Egypt. May the Great Spirit guide and bless your endeavors. El-Hamdallah.

Ahmed about ExxonMobil MENA Scholarship Program

Fri, 28.01.2011 03:26

On fb, an egyptioan guy said he was selected as a finalist on January 26th..I am still waiting for a feedback ..what about your friend ? Btw, the workshop is in Abu Dhabi :)

jose salem,md about Dear Mr. President [Michel Suleiman of the Lebanese Republic]

Sun, 23.01.2011 14:52

saludos.. yo no soy politico ni hizbi.. soy libanes muhajjar waiting to back to my country libnan sine lon time.. now i know is very dif. situation for you mr president,we hope that you demopstr [...]

Fadi about Waseet breaks taboos with Massive Enlargement Ads (NSFW)

Sun, 23.01.2011 13:29

Is it just me or does the first ad aim to enlarge your Balls ?! Who would ever want to do THAT ?!

laila about ExxonMobil MENA Scholarship Program

Thu, 20.01.2011 21:35

Thank you for the information! I was just wondering how much time it takes to give a feedback to the applicants. One of my friends applied by the January 3 deadline and she still didn't get any [...]

AGree about UNacceptable : Review of Play as seen in Theatre Monot

Wed, 19.01.2011 12:56

I just stumbled on this review and I totally agree with you. I nicknamed this play the "UNacceptable play" and I still rave about how horrible it was. I love the theatre - but this kind of self- [...]

tanya about to Photographers: Win the Yellow Car!

Fri, 14.01.2011 20:27

Dear Sir is there more competitions for 2011?

ahmad naboulsy about Lebanon from the word 'White Capped' - Panorama

Fri, 14.01.2011 07:47

sannine the best freindly mountain ( allah ylhallih b3id 3an iden the ennemies of pure nature)

.Nina about Goodbye Glass Café - Naharnet

Wed, 12.01.2011 22:00

Good work. Money seems to bulldoze beautiful buildings in capitals round the globe. So inspiring to see young people involved in this action. Nina

fadi about UnWrapping Beirut's First Parking Meter! how to rage against the machine

Thu, 23.12.2010 11:53

do you have a site to check if I have fine ? because I paid about 12 tickets some are 10,000 and some about 40,000LL . I called the employee she shsid still 5 tickets ,and it will cost me 200, [...]

william choukeir about keeping the curtains open, William Choukeir goes public

Wed, 15.12.2010 22:12

thank you samer for reposting this, i'm honored. notes have been getting amazing feedback! i'm humbled by the whole experience. i would also like to announce the new "nicer" link which makes [...]

araibia bilel about Les Filles du Basement

Sat, 11.12.2010 02:18

salut l'amitié c'est savoire tendre l' oreille sans juger .ouvir son coeur ,vraiment l' écouter .partager ensemble ses joies , ses peines est ses doutes aimer sans arriére pensée , juste suivre [...]

Adham about Paul Frank in Lebanon

Wed, 08.12.2010 17:49

That's very good news I didn't know that, I became a fan of Julius the Monkey around 4. However, is this a stand alone store like the one they have in NY, or store that sells Paul Frank. It does [...]

anon about Double U SAL rapes Lebanese for a profit while Apple watches (Nov 9 '10 UPDATE 11)

Thu, 25.11.2010 18:44

ra7 ib3atlak wa7ad 3a baytak tay farjeek what ya walad

George about Double U SAL rapes Lebanese for a profit while Apple watches (Nov 9 '10 UPDATE 11)

Thu, 25.11.2010 15:50

So what if this info is available.. In what can it harm you??? People should be able to find out these things... so what hein? so what?>

Robin Sandh about this is what facebook does to you every day

Wed, 17.11.2010 18:17

If you think facebook is invading your personal privacy don't go online, or get registred. On allmost every site in the world the owner of the site gives you the question "do you accept these te [...]

beirut about Ehden Reserve - Mihmiyyit 2ehden

Tue, 16.11.2010 18:15

Thanks for the post. I have been wondering what is all about the Ehden Reserve. I am just trying to learn as much as I can about Beirut before I come out and visit. I really want to as soon as I [...]

zara jott about Blogging Beirut sets Lebanon / Levant blog record with 80 million hits

Tue, 16.11.2010 12:17

mabrouk samer and all the best from berlin! sarah