Syria

The situation in the Lebanese sphere has become unbearable and un tolerable on the syrian scale. what is happening in Syria is inHumane, illogical and unacceptable. It is not okay for masses to die in return for a presidential chair, power or anything. Killing is an unjustifiable act.

Syria. Bashar Al Assad.

What FutureTv refuses to tell you …

Bashar Al Assad came into presidency after decades of his father’s ruling and announced a new era of the Syrian country. Within the past decade of Bashar’s ruling the syrian economy has reached a great level of development, sustainability and prosperity. He created an independent economy that survived the economic crisises and international pressures, by having a clear and full economic plan and dedicated development efforts.

Education is Syria is free and is very well developed. Not just that, the Syrian education is dedicated to modernizing the arabic langage to meet the demands of the developing world.

Medical Care in Syria is free and available to the mass public.

Infrastructure: Electricity & Water, are available, with moderated rationing, and far advanced for country living the unstable axis of evil.

some people may think that these basics are normal human rights that should not be credited and i agree. This IS the job of the government. but if you are a person in the Middle East, especially Lebanon, you realize Human rights are an ideal, equivalent to world peace, democracy, etc.

The political party behind Future TV is only supporting the “revolution” in revenge of the regime and doesn’t care about the exponential death toll of Syrian citizens

What ManarTv doesn’t tell you…

Syria is a sectarian country run by an Allawite political group. Freedom of speech never existed in syria, nor in Lebanon when it was under syrian occupation.

Allawite’s in Syria are highly advantaged in comparison to other sects, minorities are also advantaged in a way that lead to un-equivalent development across the country, creating sectarian tension and sensitivities.

The Syrian occupation of Lebanon was at certain points worse than the Israeli occupation. There are still lebanese people missing in syrian prisons/mass graves ( really, no one knows where these people are ) and the syrian occupation did support the israeli occupation of Lebanon and Beirut.

The syrian regime is highly corrupt and controlling over the media and critical thinkers. think along the lines of  … China.

The political party behind Al Manar TV is only supporting the “regime” due to it’s alliance with Iran and anti-US countries and could care less about the death toll of Syrian citizens.

Why did the Syrian revolution happen?

A cry for freedom.

What is the Syrian revolution now?

Hell.

Where is the Lebanese Support?

Lost.

Why?

As a Lebanese you realize that whatever stance you take from the syrian revolution you will be labeled by the color of sect & region you come from.

My silence about the Syrian war is not a consent to what is happening. As a person that has been personally harmed by the syrian occupation; I loath the syrian regime. However, I cannot deny the development that Bashar Al Assad has brought to the country and I cannot deny that it is the right of the people to refuse this government that is far from the people in political freedom. But I don’t think this is a clean revolution, alot of external influence has infused into the lines of protestors, alot of chaos is erupting and many of those that preach about the revolution are sitting somewhere in a Hamra cafe sipping hot chocolate in the day and Almaza in the nights, talking, living, dancing and preaching; only preaching.

Why is there no Lebanese stance on the situation?

ManarTv vs. FutureTv

What should the people do?

Embrace the flood of people escaping the hell that’s breaking out across our neighboring country and help them with providing shelter, aid and whatever is necessary to support their needs and stand by their side as humans. neighbors.

What next?

No one knows. literally. no one.

القرد بعين امه غزال

القرد بعين إمو غزال. هيدا مثل بينطبق على الكثير من “الزعمة” و ذوي المناصب العالية اجمالاً بلبنان.
مع اعتذاري الشديد لفصيلة القرود المتكاثرة بين الأشجار والوديان في مساكنها الطبيعية في افريقيا و شرق آسيا وجنوب افريقيا وغيرها من الآماكن التي تتواجد فيها القرود بطبيعة الحال.
بس القرد اللبناني غير شكل. هو قرد. بس غير شكل. عندوا عيون، فم، انف، اذنين، اجرين، ايدين، و ذيل … بس شي غير شكل. القرد اللبناني آية من الذكاء والدهاء والكاريزما والدبلومسية، مع إنو مش مخلص دراستو وما بيفهم بالقردنة أكتر من ما علمتوا الماما.
القرد اللبناني هو الزعيم السياسي أو الطائفي يلي كيف ما عطس معو حق، حتى لو عطس على أتباعوا وشتى عليون.

خذوا مثل. بيطلع قردنا العزيز تيخطب بأتباعوا وشعبوا العظيم، بيطلع ما بيعرف يقرأ منيح…
“بسيطة ولوا شو ما صيرا معكن ولا مرا!” “يا حياتي ما اهضموا” “شو بحبوا يعلقوا العالم، ما بِأثر عليكن شي، تأتأ الزلمي!” “ما هو بعدوا طفل بالسياسي شو على كل نفس بدنا نحاسبوا… نطروا علي شوي ليقوى عضموا”

قرد عزيز ©owenbooth

خذوا مثل تاني. بيطلع قردنا العزيز (هيدا غير الأولِني) بحماس الخطاب والعنفوان بيتوعد دعم اخوانوا القرود الحمر على القارة المجاورة بكل العتاد والعداد من راجمات الموز وارواح المقاتلين.
“معوا حق! شو بيسكت عن كلمة الحق” “اكيد، نحن فدى اخوانا” *زقيف وهتاف حاد*
ما بيعرف ولا بيعرفوا انوا هيدا الهتاف أدى الى مصادرة املاك وابواب رزق الكثير من القرود في تلك القارة بعد اجتماع المجلس الأعلاى القردي واتخاذ قرار بالرد على الخطاب بشكل غير مباشر. بس مش مشكلة هو عندوا بعد نظر و تكتيك مدروس لأخر تكة. اصلاً اصلاً هو معوا حق! ما في شك بالموضوع اصلاً.

بدكن مثل ثالث ولا وصلت الموزة يلي عم حاول وصلكن ياها؟

القرد اللبناني عجيبة. والله عجيبة. أموا وجارتوا وخالتوا وعمتوا وستوا وسليلتوا (و نظراً لحجم لبنان، بيطلعوا شي نص البلد) كلن شيفينوا غزال.

بس الحكي ما بينفع ولا النقاش ولا دخول سنة ال2012 ولا تغير المحاور التحالفية التقدمية التعاونية الرأسمالية الشيوعية بالقارات والمجرات. لأنوا لو شو ما حكيت بيضل القرد بعين اموا غزال و بيكبر و بصير غوريلا، بس مهضوم، ظلوا خفيف وديماً معوا حق: غزال … يقبرني.

Dear President

Dear President,

Regards from your fellow citizens.
We heard that you have visited the rubbles and excavations of the collapsed building in Achrafiyeh today. Allow me to comment on the incident. I personally blame your entity for it, along with the one million and one life-threatening problems me and my fellow citizens suffer from everyday. Blaming it on corruption is easy, blaming people for everyday violations is easy, but pointing fingers at corrupt civil servants who are causing the deaths and suffering of many citizens day in day out is not O.K. This building fell because even though it was not sound, they got away with it, because we have laws such as ” التسوية” “Settlements” that allow people to get away with violations for money; safety and lives can’t be measured by money. It costs money to be safe. It costs money to build a country. It costs lives to ignore them.

It would be nice if we for once would find out the true story behind the collapse of this building, not just random speculations from biased media stations. It would be even nicer if the end result was not blaming it on everyone that is corrupt in this country – which is everyone! Which also means that those that have led to this incident get away with it!

Dear President. Be a citizen like us. Suffer from traffic. Electricity cuts. Contaminated water. Rents. Food. Petrol. Potholes. Do i ramble on? Yes this is a venting post, it is not the most objective post in the world and it’s not trying to be, but it is a call for humanity. A call for human rights; remember that second decree of our constitution:
“… Lebanon is also a founding and active member of the United Nations Organization and abides by its covenants and by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Government shall embody these principles in all fields and areas without exception. …”
We don’t need the United Nations to hold our government accountable for this promise, nor should we wait for them. The respect of honoring this declaration should come from respect to us; your fellows in citizenship.

May the souls of those that have passed in the Achrafiyeh building collapse rest in peace. #Jan15

March Against Marital Rape!

March against abuse! that sounds more like what it should be called.
It makes no sensible logic in society, nor in religion to allow any gender physical abusive over another.

visual graphic about rape in the world vs. lebanon by @Abzzyy & @CafeThawra

The March will take place tomorrow, Saturday 14 January, 2012
Time: 12 noon [p.m]
Startup Point: Interior Ministry near the Sanayeh Garden
End Point: Parliament at Nejmeh Square, Down Town
More info can be found on the facebook event.

“Diary of a Dazed & Confused” has an amazing round up of what the blog-o-sphere has been buzzing about the topic.

The Kafa foundation study and Report: CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women][PDF]

The Penal Code 503 & 504 include penalties for any person that forcefully abuses/attacks a person that is not their wife with up to 10 years in person. Emphasis: Not the Wife. The code clearly leaves wives vulnerable to the the exploitation by the spouse. [read more here (Ar)]
As a country that has signed the Human Rights Declaration and proudly states in the front page of the constitution, what a shame.

2011 in review [WordPress Generated]

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The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 13,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

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