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The wanderer is at the feast of Saint John, with its tents, archery contests and country food. Suddenly, a clown begins to mimic his gestures. People laugh, and the wanderer laughs, as well, and invites the clown to have coffee with him. “Commit to life!” says the clown. “If you are alive, you have to [...]
“Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes.” That is the opening line of the first number of a play I saw when I was 14 years old. Incidentally, I was on my first trip to...
My silence on this blog is deafening… that has been with a certain intent. I don’t see any reason to put TWI or myself at risk by blogging extensively about my work or travels,...
Today I sign off officially from ‘Some Guy in Lebanon,’ as I start work with TWI as IT Project Manager. I will be traveling extensively across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The conference center at The Hague is buzzing with activity as six students from American University of Beirut (AUB) discussed with The Daily Star...
By Your’s Truly with the Very Much Needed Help of Florence Thireau – Original Article Can be Read Here Many say they skip demonstrations...
BEIRUT: A Carnegie Middle East Center Seminar Thursday at the Rotana Gefinor Hotel in Hamra discussed the effects and repercussions of the Gaza war and the two-year...