Ounsi el-Hajj (July 27, 1937 – February 18, 2014) was honored and celebrated today with an artistic doodle from Google. el-Hajj was a Lebanese poet, journalist, and translator. His father is journalist and translator Louis El Hage, and his mother is Marie Akl, from Kaitouli, Jezzine. He...
Ounsi el-Hajj (July 27, 1937 â...
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I was in the car yesterday when I spotted this huge banner for a shop selling Converse shoes (the fake ones labeled copy AAA of course). I mean, the person who made this, didn't they see that the word is spelled "Converse" on the shoes? I'll...
I was in the car yesterday whe...
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La Nuit des Musées was held yesterday April 8. It was a night where select museums in Lebanon opened their doors for free to the public (see full list of collaborating museums here) for one single night, with free shuttles roaming around and going from...
La Nuit des Musées was held y...
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I accidentally stumbled upon a really interesting Instagram account featuring an animated Arab character named Abou Jamil. [caption id="attachment_967" align="aligncenter" width="184"] Abou Jamil[/caption] Abou Jamil is an Arab character who spreads Arab quotes and sayings through illustrations across the Arab countries and hopefully the world. [caption id="attachment_968" align="aligncenter"...
I accidentally stumbled upon a...
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I'd like to wish everyone a Happy Easter! I hope you spend egg-cellent holidays, and remember to go easy on the maamoul, chocolate eggs and Easter cookies! Oh, and don't forget: when the holidays are over, don't crack under pressure. The above puns were intended :D ...
I'd like to wish everyone a Ha...
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I came across this photo on Facebook the other day and it rang a bell with me. [caption id="attachment_908" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Here in Lebanon, we even mix 3 languages in a single sentence sometimes.[/caption] Being bilingual is nice and code-switching comes with the territory. This is the...
I came across this photo on Fa...
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She empowers, when she is the one who needs empowerment the most. She brings generations to life, in a country where some husbands still get away with the murder of their wives, in the name of so called honor. She teaches tolerance and love, in a country...
She empowers, when she is the ...
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To start this post, below is Wikipedia’s definition of code-switching: “In linguistics, code-switching occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation. Multilinguals, speakers of more than one language, sometimes use elements of multiple languages...
To start this post, below is W...
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There’s more to teaching than just giving us school lessons. A teacher is a mentor, an educator, an idol, a parent, an inspiration. A teacher gives us life lessons. Every year, teachers in Lebanon go on strike in the hopes that they make a change in...
There’s more to teaching tha...
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On this International Women’s Day, I wish to see a higher Lebanese female representation in the parliament and other official institutions. I wish to see Lebanese women, all of them, stand up in the face of violence, harassment, assault and inequality. I wish to see them follow...
On this International Women’...
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I’m not sure of the nationality of the mean dimwit who spread the body shaming meme about The Voice Kids finalist Zein Obeid, but the awful picture has been spreading like wild fire across social media. [caption id="attachment_835" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Such a cute and happy kid[/caption] Cyber...
I’m not sure of the national...
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Lebanese Lynn Hayek was crowned the winner of the first season of The Voice Kids yesterday in a live finale. [caption id="attachment_828" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Lynn singing the winner's song at the end of the finale of MBC The Voice Kids[/caption] Throughout the show, all contestants showed unmistakable...
Lebanese Lynn Hayek was crowne...
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I was born Lebanese. I didn’t choose it, but I wouldn’t change it even if I could. I am proud of being born with the privilege of being trilingual. That said, some things Lebanese people do or say irritate me. After all, I am a...
I was born Lebanese. I didn’...
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Depuis que j’étais petite, je m’amusais avec mon frère et ma sœur à traduire mot à mot des expressions et des proverbes libanais. Le résultat était toujours hilarant. Avec le temps, j’ai appris quelques autres expressions traduites mot à mot de différentes personnes. Le suivant est...
Depuis que j’étais petite, ...
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On October 12, Valérie Abou Chacra won the title of Miss Lebanon 2015. Congratulations and I wish you the best of luck in your upcoming year. The pageant, which has been organized by LBC for the past 20 years, was hosted by media figure Dima Sadek, one...
On October 12, Valérie Abou...
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