Jun
9

Dear Lebanese Blogosphere

Rita on June 9th, 2010

This is what I love about Twitter. Often, I have an idea nagging me that I want to write about, but I feel the picture is incomplete in my head, so I make what you can call a bold statement on Twitter. It’s an eye-catching phrase that’s a bit radical and that fails to show [...]

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May
11

A Special Ovi Maps For Lebanon’s Political & Sectarian Geography

Rita on May 11th, 2010

I was on my way today to a high-security area near the Beirut International Airport when the inevitable happened and I got lost twice: once near Dahyeh and once near Burj el Brajneh. I pulled out Ovi Maps on my Nokia N97 Mini (which I had stubbornly decided not to use because the instructions were [...]

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May
3

It’s All In Lebanon, I Present To You My Country

Rita on May 3rd, 2009

I’ve been in Paris for almost 8 months now, and even though I ended up adapting to the life here and to the local population, my heart has been aching for my country. I am not one of those people who leave their country to find a life elsewhere and come back only on holidays, [...]

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Apr
25

What If Politicians Came With A Spec Sheet?

Rita on April 25th, 2009

Just a few hours ago, I decided that I SHOULD know what’s happening with the Lebanese elections. I had totally forgotten that the parliament elections were on June 7th and I had failed to see how soon they are, that’s just because I have been (what i call) an anti-politics person for a few years, [...]

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