Talfan Ayash
By Ghassan Teffaha, Staff Writer

Beirut, Lebanon - Samuel Becket himself wouldn’t have written a better version of what is happening in Lebanon these days. We have been waiting for “Godot” for more than 6 months now, and when it was finally the time for “Godot” to arrive, “Godot” teases, flirts and waives but never comes. [More]

Shebaa Farms
By Rashad Abou Ghaida & Samer Issa, Staff Writers

Beirut, Lebanon - With the long awaited withdrawal of the Israeli forces from Southern Lebanon in the year 2000, the Lebanese community, especially in the south, has transformed May 25th of each consecutive year as a new independence day, celebrating the largest return of annexed land since Israel forcefully occupied it during the late stages of the civil war. [More]

Solidere
By Bahia El Yafi, Staff Writer

Beirut, Lebanon - No roads, electricity or water, no buildings, infrastructure or people… The holes and cracks in the buildings were abundant enough for one to think that the buildings were pieces of cheese eaten up by mice from every single angle. Within only 11 years, an extraordinary company was able to change this destroyed city center, to become one of the hottest sites in the Middle East. [More]

The Nameless Target
By Yasmine Nsouli, Staff Writer

Beirut, Lebanon - Not long ago, the country encountered a loss which not only embodied that of freedom of speech, but also that of hope. Many were well aware of the dangers which lingered around, but few acknowledged the reality of its peril. [More]

Our National Economy
By Ramy Osseiran, Staff Writer

Beirut, Lebanon - Suppose one was to select a university student at random, and try and guess how much economics that student knew. He might be an economics student, he might know a bit, or he might know next to nothing at all. Does it matter if a lot of people don’t really understand the basic notions of “the dismal science?” It does matter because the ultimate purpose of economics is to provide decision makers with tools to put more money in our pockets. So, let’s try and make some sense of what is going on in our own economy. [More]

Bonding In Times of Disaster
By Raja Abou Reslan, Staff Writer

Beirut, Lebanon - During the last week of August, 2005, Hurricane Katrina took a sudden and surprising new course towards the Gulf Coast of the United States, literally drowning the city of New Orleans, Louisiana and parts of Mississippi… Thousands have been left stranded and an unknown number have been left dead. For there to be thousands of refugees in the United States, the only superpower left in the world, is a shock. It is a shame that evacuations and relief missions did not start earlier and were not the most efficient when they did. [More]

Street Life III
By Farah Salka, Staff Writer

Beirut, Lebanon - No, she is not putting on an act. Karma, the girl we find everyday selling chewing gum near the church in Shiyah is really handicapped and has been so since the date of her birth. While talking to Karma, you can not but marvel at how a girl, as young as her and as ill-fated as her can appear so responsible, so mature and positive. You learn to very much appreciate where you are in life from people like her. [More]

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