الرد على المؤرخ الذي يريد منع النساء من القيادة خوفاً من أن تتعطل السيارة ويقوم أحدهم باغتصابهن..
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Monday, April 13, 2015
الرد على المؤرخ الذي يريد منع النساء من القيادة خوفاً من أن تتعطل السيارة ويقوم أحدهم باغتصابهن..
Posted on Monday, April 13, 2015 by ChiTikTik
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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One of the hardest things to do is to convince your mom that blogging is not a waste of time. Every time she sees me sitting in front of my PC writing, she begins to complain. “Ray7i 3younik mama”(1), “eno chou tal3lik mn chitiktik”(2), or “law btnemilik chway mch a7la”(3) are expressions she uses usually to convince me that a girl my age should be doing shopping instead of doing this “balablabla”.
Three weeks ago, I wrote a controversial article (4) and unfortunately mom was able to read it because it was in Arabic (Mom does not know English, so unless my sister volunteers to translate it to her, I am safe), and believe me she did not like my post.
She was angry, and a bit scared. She could not understand why I (her number 4 daughter) would risk gathering enemies. “You would not rest until you get caught by the ISG!”
“It is fine mom, I will spend a couple of days in jail and I will be famous: P” I replied. Well, this was enough to make her even angrier.
Despite the fact that mom is a 55-year-old Lebanese woman, who is still attached to many “old fashioned concepts”, Mom is someone you can talk to about many controversial issues without being judged or treated like an outsider and that is why I was sure that at some point she would understand why I find blogging a very funny task.
I did not really like to see her angry, so I decided it is the time to talk seriously about this blog.
“Mom, I am kidding. I am fine and safe. I just blog about things that really matter to me. I say my opinion and share it with others, this way I help to spread the ideas I believe in and develop myself by doing something I love”.
“Rihab! Who cares?” that is something I was sure mom would say. At the end, who really cares about a 25-year-old girl‘s opinion?
For few seconds, I felt that mom was right. Does my opinion matter? Why would I even bother myself? Will I be able to change anything in this country or in the world?
Then I remembered what happened few weeks ago in Abra.
“Mom, do you remember Abra’s municipality decision (5), the one forbidding people form eating in front of the fasters? This order was cancelled, and the Lebanese activists were one of the reasons behind its cancellation of this order. Those people mom who care enough to spare their time expressing their thoughts and ideas, can actually change things or at least try to change things.”
Mom looked at me fiercely, and I knew she got the point. However, she is not the kind of person to admit. “Do whatever you want, you didn’t listen to me before, and you will not listen now!”
15 days have passed since we had this discussion and till now I did not hear anymore complains.
One of the hardest things to do is to convince your mom that blogging is not a waste of time. Every time she sees me sitting in front of my PC writing, she begins to complain. “Ray7i 3younik mama”(1), “eno chou tal3lik mn chitiktik”(2), or “law btnemilik chway mch a7la”(3) are expressions she uses usually to convince me that a girl my age should be doing shopping instead of doing this “balablabla”.
Three weeks ago, I wrote a controversial article (4) and unfortunately mom was able to read it because it was in Arabic (Mom does not know English, so unless my sister volunteers to translate it to her, I am safe), and believe me she did not like my post.
She was angry, and a bit scared. She could not understand why I (her number 4 daughter) would risk gathering enemies. “You would not rest until you get caught by the ISG!”
“It is fine mom, I will spend a couple of days in jail and I will be famous: P” I replied. Well, this was enough to make her even angrier.
Despite the fact that mom is a 55-year-old Lebanese woman, who is still attached to many “old fashioned concepts”, Mom is someone you can talk to about many controversial issues without being judged or treated like an outsider and that is why I was sure that at some point she would understand why I find blogging a very funny task.
I did not really like to see her angry, so I decided it is the time to talk seriously about this blog.
“Mom, I am kidding. I am fine and safe. I just blog about things that really matter to me. I say my opinion and share it with others, this way I help to spread the ideas I believe in and develop myself by doing something I love”.
“Rihab! Who cares?” that is something I was sure mom would say. At the end, who really cares about a 25-year-old girl‘s opinion?
For few seconds, I felt that mom was right. Does my opinion matter? Why would I even bother myself? Will I be able to change anything in this country or in the world?
Then I remembered what happened few weeks ago in Abra.
“Mom, do you remember Abra’s municipality decision (5), the one forbidding people form eating in front of the fasters? This order was cancelled, and the Lebanese activists were one of the reasons behind its cancellation of this order. Those people mom who care enough to spare their time expressing their thoughts and ideas, can actually change things or at least try to change things.”
Mom looked at me fiercely, and I knew she got the point. However, she is not the kind of person to admit. “Do whatever you want, you didn’t listen to me before, and you will not listen now!”
15 days have passed since we had this discussion and till now I did not hear anymore complains.
Rihab
(2) Arabic expression: What will you get from this blog?
(3) Arabic expression: isn't better if you get some sleep instead of blogging?
(4) An article about the Lebanese Patriarch refusing his statement toward secularism
(5) A municipality decision in a Lebanese village called Abra that forbids people from eating in front of the fasters.
Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 by ChiTikTik
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
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Today, Nadim Koteich shared a link about Samir Kassir on his page. Someone commented wishing Koteich the same fate as Samir Kassir.
Today, Nadim Koteich shared a link about Samir Kassir on his page. Someone commented wishing Koteich the same fate as Samir Kassir.
Oucèma Karam, friend of the blog, replied by these few lines and I felt the urge to share them with you.
Thank you Oucèma Karam, I couldn't find better words.
"لستُ مِن محبّذي الثرثرة السياسيّة على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعيّ. بيدَ أنّ استمرار بعض شركاء الوطن باعتبار العنف من الشتيمة وصولًا للاغتيال وسيلةً طبيعيّةً يوميّةً مِن وسائلِ التعبير و الحرّيّة المقدّسة، باتَ يُلزِمُ رفعَ الصوتِ و القلَم (لا سلاحَ غيرهما لدى الأحرار). كرامةُ شُهداءِ الرأي و الصِحافةِ و الثقافةِ و النضالِ الديمقراطيّ أعلى مِن كلِّ متراسٍ و منجنيق و مدفع و صاروخٍ و طائرة، أيُّها البؤساء!
حلّق عاليًا يا سمير قصير فالنورُ في الظلمةِ يُضيء!"
Your opinion counts, share it with us.
Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2014 by ChiTikTik
Saturday, May 10, 2014
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Discovering that the Lebanese minimum wage is very low didn't surprise me, but when I thought that a Lebanese deputy who doesn't even bother to do his job get a salary of 8000$, I cursed this whole system and I didn't understand why we aren't rebelling yet .
I am a bit curious, so I did some research that I want to share with you:
Discovering that the Lebanese minimum wage is very low didn't surprise me, but when I thought that a Lebanese deputy who doesn't even bother to do his job get a salary of 8000$, I cursed this whole system and I didn't understand why we aren't rebelling yet .
I am a bit curious, so I did some research that I want to share with you:
Does this graph look Familiar?
Well, I meant it because that's what our MEPs are good at!
Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2014 by ChiTikTik
Thursday, May 8, 2014
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Yesterday, my friend (who lives abroad) asked me "Rihab, How much a beer costs you in an average bar in Beirut?" I didn't understand what he was aiming for until he showed me this article.
In Lebanon, the minimum wage is 675000 LL and the average price of beer in a bar is around 12000 LL this gives us 56 beers.
Comparing this number to the purchasing power of some European countries like Germany (521), Spain (388), France (248) etc...We see the huge difference!!
Change is needed urgently.
Yesterday, my friend (who lives abroad) asked me "Rihab, How much a beer costs you in an average bar in Beirut?" I didn't understand what he was aiming for until he showed me this article.
In Lebanon, the minimum wage is 675000 LL and the average price of beer in a bar is around 12000 LL this gives us 56 beers.
Comparing this number to the purchasing power of some European countries like Germany (521), Spain (388), France (248) etc...We see the huge difference!!
Change is needed urgently.
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2014 by ChiTikTik
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