Lately, in Lebanon burning tires became a tradition in a country where you protests are a daily activity. Caustik.tv created a satirical campaign entitled The Power Of The Tire and here is how they describe it: “Power of the tire is a satirical piece depicting the current political and economical situation in Lebanon. It is […]
Few people call me geek and a lot of others call me “Social Media Freak”, I prefer the second one but what is sure is that I am a techie person. On July 5th, an event is taking place in Beirut (Lebanon) and I encourage you all to attend it: GeekFest Beirut 5.0 – Music […]
. I already evoked the major issue of media censorship in Lebanon in the video-report I did in January 2012. On Sunday, June 25th a new Lebanese web-series released its teaser, for the first season, on YouTube and reached more than a 1,500 views in the first 24 hours. “Mamnou3!” (Forbidden in Arabic), created by […]
“CHOUCHIC.com offers high-end brands, exclusive customer care, and a modern shopping experience for members only, breaking the barrier between in-store retail and on-line shopping dedicated to the Middle East. The website combines discounted luxury items with the ultimate must haves from top international brands introduced daily for a limited time of one week only.” – Chouchi.com […]
I discovered few weeks ago on YouTube a great music artist: Alaa Wardi. This guy was born in Iran, raised in Saudi Arabia, studied music and sound engineering in Jordan and is actually living in Saudi Arabia so as you can see he spent most of his life in the Arab world. He is using […]
Here is a short video or kind of report I did as a final project for my Digital Media Literacy course at university. It tackles the issue of media censorship in Lebanon and how the web can be used to overcome it. Here is the list of some ideas covered in the report: • Arab […]
Here is a podcast I did in the scope of my Digital Media Literacy course at uni and it’s about how media is stereotyping Arabs. UPDATE: I just created a video version for this podcast check it out! Music: Istanbul by Orient Expressions. Image by M. Wuerker.
I did a selection of three ads from Arab magazines: One in which you will find a man and a woman, another one in which you will see only men from different ethnicities and the last one include only women. By analyzing those ads I went over different issues of the advertising industry: The first […]
One year after the tragic death of the young Talal Kassem, Roads For Life celebrated the graduation of the first class of doctors who underwent the ATLS course through the special fund created by the organization. This course, ensure a training for doctors specialized in ER medicine in order to increase the chances of survival […]
On September 20th the pilot or testing phase for 3G connection in Lebanon started. The testers will have the opportunity to use the 3G connection on their phones for a period of one month meaning till October 20th which is the date set to make 3G connection available to public. I am one of those […]
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