Qifa Nabki
Lebanon
The AUB Elections
It’s nearing ten o’clock in the evening here in Beirut and the din of car horns has not yet abated. The occasion? Why, democracy of course. The American University of Beirut held its student elections today. Early this morning, Bliss Street was a sea of sartorial officialdom: the grey urban camouflage of the ISF, the … Continue reading
Justice, A Dish Best Served with a Side of Popcorn
By now, we’ve all heard about the amazing work performed by Syria’s finest crack squad of counter-terrorism constables, who rounded up the Shaker Al-Absi Gang lickety split and had them confess to their wicked deeds on national television. It looks like the war on terror is finally producing tangible and satisfying results. Sami Moubayed, writing … Continue reading
On Defense
Lebanon began its second round of national dialogue talks yesterday, with two principal topics on the agenda: (1) Discussing the very important issue of the “national defense strategy”; (2) Postponing discussion of the very important issue of the “national defense strategy” until the third round of talks, where it will be given the highest priority … Continue reading
A Lebanese Cabbie on the Christian Reconciliation
View from a ’72 Benz C250 series, issue no. 2 I took a taxi from Hazmieh to Ras Beirut yesterday evening. The cabbie, a polite 50 year-old man from Achrafieh, engaged me in a discussion of Christian politics and the much-discussed proposed “reconciliation” between the various Christian zu’ama’‘. He explained to me that he was … Continue reading
A Response to Imad Moustapha
The indefatigable Camille-Alexandre Otrakji, over at Syria Comment, has published an exclusive interview with Imad Moustapha, the Syrian ambassador to the United States. The interview consists of questions submitted by various Syria Comment regulars, and to his considerable credit, the ambassador agreed to field them in a two-part series. Part One covers the topics of … Continue reading
Qifa Nabki 
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