September 2011
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Troisième Roman, Première Page
“Ceci est une histoire vraie et fausse à la fois. C’est Beyrouth qui brûle, mais pour une fois pas de la manière dont vous l’imaginez. Je vous parle de la Beyrouth qui brûle la vie par les deux bouts, qui se brûle les doigts sur les joints qu’elle allume et les désirs qu’elle suscite. Nous sommes aisés ou pauvres,torturés parfois, bouleversés, souvent, paumés,...
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Portrait: Abou Georges
Abou Georges is a “Chauffeur Taxi”, and by this, please understand “Client’s Worst Nightmare Extraordinaire”.
You see, people need him and his brotherhood of drivers linked by their ever powerful radio, so they have to put up with whatever he decides.
And if that means making his (rusty old ‘72 Merc) engine roar at 120km/h on the Ashrafieh/Hazmieh...
Chapter 5 of the Revolutionary on iLoubnan! (With... →
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Portrait: Carole
Elle danse, Carole.
Elle danse et ses pieds marquent la cadence du temps, de la fuite inébranlable d’un temps qui meurtrit.
Elle danse, Carole.
Elle danse pour un peuple que l’on oublie et que l’on égorge, elle tend sa main vers ceux qui tombent et elle s’étire, s’étire pour apporter un semblant de dernière grâce à ceux à qui l’on ferme les yeux.
Elle...
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Beirut
Sticky heat, heavy with the smells of frangipani tree flowers, jasmin, gardenia, diesel and something very akin to sulphur.
Hustle and Bustle of a city that knows no rest, of people dancing to political and pop songs with equal mirth, laughing and drinking in a hidden garden, sharing slivers of their lives between two mouthfuls of mezza.
Families living on their cramped balconies, arguing...
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How to Live With A Revolutionary Without Losing... →
Meet me and Maya Zankoul every Friday for your healthy dose of revolutionary stories!
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Girl Geek Camp in Lebanon: Turning Women into... →
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Portrait: John-Rabih
Sometimes, when John-Rabih looks at himself in the mirror, he can’t help but feel a twinge of pride. Such charisma! Such good looks! Such composure, posture, class!
John-Rabih is a “social-entrepreneur” you see, something very akin to a regular entrepreneur, except that a social twist gives it a revolutionary cachet that’s proving to be very trendy and marketable....
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PURPLE HAZE - Short Story
This short story has been written for the exhibition Good Sex/Bad Sex/No Sex/Your Sex for World Health Sexual Day organised by AltCity in Lebanon. Pics available on Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paola-Salwan-Lebanese-Author/194530360576882
Schizophrenic.
This is how I felt, drawing the lines of my lips a shocking red in Tara’s overflowing bathroom. The things that girl...
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Lebanese Chronicles: One
Her name is May, and as she sat me down opposite her, all smiles, I could leisurely observe her cross neatly tied around her neck, her loose plait, her glasses.
May is from the Philippines, and has been working in Lebanon as a beautician for one year and four months.
Such a precise statement could only mean that she was counting down the days until she came home. I was eager to know more, and...
