ANMag Issue 13
Public Surveillance
Conflict in Somalia…Again
By Raja Abou Reslan, Staff writer
Beirut, Lebanon - One would think that after decades of armed conflict and consecutive civil wars, people would lay down their arms and say they have had enough, but this basic right to live and enjoy life is lost among the people of the divided and ravaged African state of Somalia.[More]
Back to Basics…Back to Reality
By Zeina Elkaissi, Staff Writer
Beirut, Lebanon - Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory is studied in management courses with a sleepy audience who usually misses to notice its importance or, in this case, its relevance to the Lebanese and the system they live in. Maslow shed light on the basics of human development and progression, two functions Lebanon is much in need of and unfortunately lacks. [More]
Six Decades, One Cycle
By Farah Salka, Staff writer
Saint Julians, Malta- Let me tell you a story. My story today is going to be about a Lebanese politician. This person happens be the son of a Lebanese president who served a decade ago. The latter happens to be the grandson of a prime minister another two decades ago. He also is the nephew of (yes, exactly) a member of parliament three decades ago… [More]
Story behind Doors
By Farah Salka, Staff Writer
Saint Julians, Malta - In one of the Lebanese newspapers, on the last line ever of one of the middle pages, to the right, in a barely decipherable font (and I am positive they had no intention of the reader noticing it), a couple of words that sum up to merely one sentence were jotted: “Ethiopian commits suicide using her shoe laces.” [More]