Editorial
The Lebanese Are Better Than We Think They Are
How do we balance between what we know in theory and how we live in practice? Ironically, the powers and technologies that have transformed the world into a global village have partly contributed to our segregation into separate clans, tribes and sectarian groups. How can we satanize and eliminate...
Omar Salhab
“Why do good men leave us too soon?,” an 8-year old girl asked when she was told that “uncle Omar” had died. Omar George Salhab (1947-2012) bid us farewell as though he had departed to reunite with his professor and friend at the School of Architecture in the AUB, Assem Salam. Gone far too...
Hypocrisy in Giving
Q: What is the occasion of this fancy ceremony?
A: It is for raising funds for the poor.
Q: Do you work for the organization?
A: No. I work for a reception services’ company to bid you a cordial welcome.
