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Saturday, January 14, 2012

FIGHT RAPE in focus

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January 14, 2012 : FIGHT RAPE PROTEST

For all photos and live tweets from the demo, follow #FIGHTRAPE or @Nasawiya on Twitter.


It may have been raining but the citizens of Lebanon, women and men, of all ages and of all walks of life were shining in the streets of Beirut!


Photo by Joelle Hatem
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Photo by Abir G
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Photo by Raja Farah
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Photo by Liliane A
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Photo by Johaina Khaldie
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Photo by Janine Khawand
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Photo by Joseph
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"Both Minister Faisal Karami and Mufti Kabbani said no to #protectwomen law.
#FightRape demo reacts."
Photo by Tajaddod Youth
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Photo by Mira Daher
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Photo by Joelle Hatem
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Photo by Myra Abdallah
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Photo by Myra Abdallah
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Photo by Rania Matta
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Photo by Nasri Atallah
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Photo by Yasmine Hajjar
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Photo by Myra Abdallah
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Photo by Joelle Moufarrege
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For all photos and live tweets from the demo, follow #FIGHTRAPE or @Nasawiya on Twitter. Beirut.com also posted an album on Facebook.




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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

I have to wonder...

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WHY, OH WHY?

As I was Googling the world "Hello" for a cute image; I get this... This... Well I don't really know what that is. But I can't help but wonder why.... 

Hello Kitty was disturbing enough to me before. 
But now, this gives a whole new dimension to the word "disturbing".

MAIS POURQUOI, BON SANG?

Alors que je Googlais le mot "Hello" à la recherche d'une petite image mimi, je tombe sur ce... Ce... Je sais pas trop ce que c'est, mais je ne peux pas m’empêcher de me demander "pourquoi?"

Déjà que Hello Kitty me traumatisait avant.
Le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je viens de découvrir une toute nouvelle dimension au mot "traumatisant".

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

I WANT TO SHOOT YOU!

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

First Everythings!

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Taken from Grossesse En Blog


Since this year, everything is a first, Mia's getting the royal treatment.

You now know she's had her cutie little footprint engraved on a silver heart.
But that was not all she got personalized. 

For her first Easter, she also received custom hand-made wooden boxes designed by one of my most talented friends: Dyala Khodary. And as if this was not royal enough,  these boxes were filled with the tastiest Easter eggs home-made with love and the most delicious chocolate you'll ever find: Chocolat Fée by Dyala's choxpert twin sister, Hala Khodary. A killer combo!

Hand-made boxes with a collage of Mia's baby photos

Hand-made boxes with a collage of Mia's baby photos and the date
Check out those chocolate eggs! Yum!!
Hand-made Easter boxes with حقاً قام (He Has Risen) on the cover

Hand-made Easter boxes with حقاً قام (He Has Risen) on the cover

Hand-made Easter boxes with حقاً قام (He Has Risen) on the cover
and ميا  (Mia) on the side

Hand-made Easter boxes with حقاً قام (He Has Risen) on the cover
and ميا  (Mia) on the side

I strongly advise anyone and everyone to order now; but beware, it's addictive! Don't say I didn't warn you! :)

To place your orders, call or email
+ 9 6 1 . 1 . 3 6 6 8 3 4
+ 9 6 1 . 3 . 4 2 8 9 1 7

You'll lick your fingers.... and don't worry about thanking me later but if you insist, don't bother writing; just send a box of Chocolat Fée my way and we'll be even! ;)

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Hamra's Rose ✮ La Rose de Hamra

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The Roses Lady
She visits Hamra's coffee shops
Caught in Costa

Taken by Rouba Abouzeid
On Saturday, January 23, 2010
Hamra, Beirut - Lebanon

Friday, January 8, 2010

Airports...

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Since both my sister & brother have traveled back to where it is they reside and work, I don't want to think about Goodbye Airports. I hate them! And because I'm missing my sister & brother very much these days, I want to remember Welcome Airports. The days they arrived. The Airport was happy. We were happy.

Puisque ma sœur et mon frère sont tous les deux rentrés là où ils vivent, je ne veux pas penser aux Aéroports des Adieux. Je les hais! Et puisque ma sœur et mon frère me manquent énormément ces temps-ci, je veux me rappeler des Aéroports de Bienvenue. Lorsqu'on les a accueillis. L'Aéroport était heureux. Nous étions heureux.

Photo Taken by Rouba Abouzeid
On December 12, 2009
An Airport

Photo Taken by Rouba Abouzeid
On December 21, 2009
An Airport

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Qataring some more...

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Taken by Rouba Abouzeid
On Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Doha, Qatar

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Qataring...

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Taken by Rouba Abouzeid

On Sunday, November 1, 2009
Cioconat Lounge at The Mall in Doha, Qatar

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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Week End Fun :-)

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As you know, Hubby is in the USA at the moment. So it looked like he was going to be the only one having fun being in LA and all, until Loume & I decided that our weekend would not be dull either! ;-) So we checked nice locations that we hadn't seen yet and opted for the Hilton Ras al Khaimah Resort & Spa. It took us two good hours to get there because we go lost on the way :-P otherwise, from Dubai, it's accessible in a little more than an hour and a half.

It was excellent!

Of course, missed Hubby a lot, but planning for another trip there, with him.

We arrived on Friday morning and were already in the pool before noon! The hotel is huge and borders a beautiful beach with immense connected pools extending from one end of the hotel to the other. Actually, when we called we were told that it was fully booked but because there are so many pools and each one bigger than the next, they all seemed almost empty!

We discovered later than day that there the first bunch are regular pools but the second half are all salty pools to give a Dead Sea experience! No matter what you do or how hard you try to stay down, the water just pushes you back up. You end up floating on your back all the time, as if you were lying on an air mattress, but without the actual mattress :-) It was really cool and needless to say we spent hours there, just lying on the water!



In the evening, we had lunch at the sea food restaurant which was delicious (unlike the very less than ordinary food experience at the Rotana) and then we had a wonderful time at Havana, the hotel's pub where a very talented band from Latin America performed live. They were really great and the two girls had amazing voices (not to mention bodies that they used to salsa and samba non-stop throughout the performance). Also, and again unlike the Rotana the alcoholic drinks actually have alcohol in them! Turns out they are very generous and as a result, the cocktails are delicious!

The next morning we spent some time at the pool and checked out at around 4:00 pm.

Only complaint voiced Loume: "Where are the poles?" Apparently, the weekend is not complete unless there's a bunch of models sunbathing around :-P

We were back in Dubai by 6:00pm or so and then decided we would go have lunch/dinner at the Jumeirah Beach Residence. We ate at Fuddruckers where I discovered they have a delicious burger with all the amazing toppings but without bread! Perfect. And since we had our laptops with us, we decided to go for coffee afterwards. After discovering the other day that Costa doesn't provide wireless Internet connection, we decided to go to Starbucks although I really hate it. Don't like the coffee and hate the brand altogether... But Loume had to finish some work and check some emails so Internet connectivity was mandatory. So we're sitting there for a while and suddenly, one of the employees comes up to clean the tables next to us and... Starts mopping the floor! So I look at him in shock, thinking what the hell is he doing now? But before saying anything (thank God) I look at my computer's clock and realize it's already 11:30!! So we finally head home.

Good couple of days :-)



Comme vous le savez déjà, Hubby est aux États-Unis et il semblait qu'il allait être le seul à s'éclater ce week-end (vu qu'il est à LA) mais Loume et moi on en a décidé autrement! ;-) On a jeté un coup d'œil sur Internet pour voir où on pourrait aller, et on a opté pour le Hilton Ras al Khaimah Resort & Spa et il nous a fallu deux bonnes heures pour y arriver (et moins si on ne se serait pas perdus!)

C'était génial!

Bien sur, Hubby m'a manqué mais on pense y retourner ensemble.

On est donc arrivé vendredi matin et on était déjà dans l'eau avant midi! L'hôtel est gigantesque et longe la mer sur toute sa longueur avec des piscines spacieuses connectées les unes aux autres tout au long de la plage. En fait, quand on a téléphoné pour réserver, on nous avait dit que l'hôtel était plein et en dépit de tout ce monde, il y a tellement de piscines et elles sont tellement grandes qu'elles semblent toutes presque vides!

On a aussi découvert un peu plus tard que la première moitié est composée de piscines normales mais que la deuxième comprend des piscines salées pour expérimenter l'effet de Mer Morte! Quoi que l'on fasse on se retrouve sur ses fesses, à flotter comme si on était sur un matelas gonflable :-) C'était très cool et on y a passé des heures à ne rien faire, juste allongé à bronzer!



On a diné au restaurant spécialisé en fruits de mer, et c'était délicieux ce qui est un grand changement comparé au Rotana puis on a passé une soirée sensationnelle au Havana, le pub de l'hôtel où un groupe d'Amérique Latine dont les interprètes (les femmes en particulier) ont des voix extraordinaires nous ont divertis avec leurs chansons et leurs danses (elles n'ont pas arrêté de danser pendant tout le spectacle! Un petit coup de samba par ci et un petit coup de salsa par là). Sans oublier les cocktails alcoolisées qui eux aussi sont un grand changement par rapport au Rotana puisqu'ils contenaient bien de l'alcool cette fois!

On a passé le lendemain matin matin et après-midi à la piscine et on est rentré vers 16h00.

Seul hic d'après Loume: "Où sont les polonaises?" Apparemment, le week-end ne peut être complet sans elles :-P

On est arrivé à Dubai vers 18h00 et on a décidé d'aller déjeuner/diner à Jumeirah Beach Residence. On a mangé à Fuddruckers où j'ai découvert un délicieux burger avec garniture à volonté, mais sans pain! Parfait. Et comme on avait nos laptops sur nous, on est allé boire un café à Starbucks puisqu'on a découvert à nos dépends l'autre jour que Costa fournit pas de connexion internet; malheureusement, parceque moi, le café à Starbucks non seulement j'aime pas, mais je ne supporte pas toute la marque et son image... Mais Loume avait du boulot à finir et devait absolument se connecter. Nous sommes donc assis sur les canapés et après un bon moment, un des employés commence à faire le ménage! Je le regarde avec de gros yeux et je me demande pourquoi il s'est décidé à passer sa serpillère maintenant. Mais avant d'ouvrir ma grande bouche (Dieu Merci!) je jette un coup d'œil à la montre sur mon écran et je réalise qu'il est déjà 23h30!! On est donc enfin rentré à la maison!

Un bon week-end quoi :-)


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