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عن يلي صار ب ٥ حزيران ٢٠١١

كان لازم يكون في مسيرة للحدود اللبنانية من بعد

A Real Room of Her Own

People find it strange for a woman to want to live by herself. Unless she’s getting married or going to a university that is really far from home, people don’t see any reason why she should move out from her parents’ house.  It doesn’t really matter whether she has the means to have her own apartment or not, because as long as she is single, then she “belongs” to her parents—more precisely to her father.

Civil War: Will I Ever Consider Myself Lucky to be Born in Lebanon?

As someone born by the end of the Lebanese civil war, I should consider myself lucky to not to have witnessed any of the brutality that took place back in those days. Yet, this is not exactly my take on things.

حكومة El Men’s Club

شكلي سوري: مع انو سوريا بتبعد ٢ساعة عن بيروت

كل مرة بكون قاعدي مع رفقاتي يلي ما بيعرفو إنو أنا سورية

The Curious Case of Amina Arraf: the Gay Factor

I don’t know who Amina Arraf is, nor have I read her blog as often as many of the people that I know, but the moment that I was informed about her disappearance,

On living in Lebanon and not looking Lebanese or “clearly” European.

So… last week, I was with my friend from Bangladesh, having returned from a walk together back into the shelter’s living room. A woman I had never seen before, who was staying there, looked at us and smiled. I extended my hand and said, “Hi, how are you, I’m Lioba.”

Poking fun at Science, feminist style.

One of the most common “sexist” remarks/jokes/excuses i always hear is:

“Women h; meaning, men are superior”

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