Hi folks: For those of you planning to attend the Safadi/POMED event that I was going to speak at on Friday in Washington, alas, I won’t be able to make it, because last night I became the proud father of another beautiful baby girl! (Two and a half weeks early.)
As far as I know, the event is still on, so if you were planning on going before, you should still go to hear Jared Cohen and Mona Yacoubian speak about Lebanese affairs. I’ll update this page if I hear that the event is off.
There’s a chance that I’ll be back in DC in May for another event in the spring (details TBA).
Qifa Nabki 
Congratulations !!
Posted by bernadette | March 4, 2010, 8:41 ammabrouk…
Posted by christelle | March 4, 2010, 8:41 amAlf mabrouk
Inshallah t3ish b 3izak
Posted by i.e. lubnan | March 4, 2010, 8:48 amAlf mabrook !
Posted by Marillionlb | March 4, 2010, 9:10 amCongratulations
Good fortune for your baby girl!
Posted by Alberto | March 4, 2010, 9:20 amMabrook!
Posted by Anoud | March 4, 2010, 9:57 amMazal tov!
Posted by AIG | March 4, 2010, 10:01 amMabrouk!
Posted by Cathie | March 4, 2010, 10:15 amFélicitations!
Posted by quelqu'une | March 4, 2010, 10:34 amalf alf alf mabrouk.
Posted by Ijlisa Nabki | March 4, 2010, 10:52 amllongyfachiadau!
Posted by ElectionGuerrilla | March 4, 2010, 11:04 amAlf mabrook QN
Posted by Edgard | March 4, 2010, 12:33 pmMazal Tov!
May she grow up to a more peaceful world.
Posted by Yonatan Amir | March 4, 2010, 12:44 pmMabrouk. bil al-rafah wa al-banin… wa al-banat.
I think it will be quite entertaining to hear Mona Yacoubian talk about the “Cedar Revolution” and Jared Cohen talk about the “Children of Jihad”! youpi!
Posted by Jihad | March 4, 2010, 12:49 pmAlf Mabrouk!
Posted by Fate | March 4, 2010, 1:16 pmMabrouk!!
Posted by Sietske in Beirut | March 4, 2010, 1:48 pmElias,
Mabrouk.
I doubt that the event would be canceled since Minister Safadi is also giving a talk about corruption in Lebanon at the Rayburn Building on the same day. I suspect that the foundation is cosponsoring all of these activities to coincide with his US visit.
Posted by Ghassan Karam | March 4, 2010, 2:42 pmfélicitations! Congratulations! ألف مبروك حبيب قلبي
Wooohoooo! … It works!
I used the beta version of your Lebanese Trilingual dictionary for the iPhone
Posted by Alex | March 4, 2010, 6:04 pmalf mabrouk, qn!!
Posted by j anthony | March 4, 2010, 6:29 pmThanks to everyone for their very kind wishes.
I’m exhausted. 🙂
Posted by Qifa Nabki | March 4, 2010, 7:09 pmMabruk.
Michael Dunn
Posted by MIchael C. Dunn | March 4, 2010, 8:50 pmElias,
Mabrouk. Best wishes to you, mommy & baby.
Posted by Ras Beirut | March 4, 2010, 9:46 pmAlf Mabrook Elias. May the little angel bring you all the joys
Posted by V | March 4, 2010, 10:17 pmAlf mabrouk! (I imagine your wife might be even more exhausted?)
Posted by Helena Cobban | March 4, 2010, 10:33 pmHelena
She’s actually on top of the world: got all kinds of Mommy endorphins coursing through her system.
Plus, men are wimps.
Posted by Qifa Nabki | March 5, 2010, 7:23 amMazal Tov Elias!
Posted by Yossi (AKA Rumyal) | March 6, 2010, 2:27 am