Aya's 3rd side of a coin

Lebanese Brainwashing Corporation and Proud to Be – المؤسسة العنصرية للإسترسال

Published November 25, 2011 |

I would first like to pay my deepest condolences to the family of Myriam Achkar

What LBC has done last night did not come as a surprise to me. I mean, aren’t we all used to shocking reports reflecting all sorts of discriminative, racist and sectarian views over so many Lebanese TV stations? But what really saddens and angers me is the ugly and shameful use of the situation of a grieving family who has just lost their daughter in a horrific incident that nobody could have ever anticipated

Both LBC and Philippe Abou Zeid (of course along with Marcel Ghanem who fails at reporting the big picture in many events) should be held accountable for directing a report that was broadcasted during a top viewed program and which was clearly shaped to go in-line with the Group’s dangerous sectarian agenda. What explains such a dirty move during times of turmoil in Syria? Times during which the majority of the Lebanese population is highly supportive of the Syrian citizens and their revolution, demanding the fall of the barbarous Syrian regime and it’s President Bashar Assad. Continue reading →

On the urge to receive info but the failure to process…

Published November 6, 2011 |

By Aya

One of things I was personally (And I stress on “was”) hopeful about and eager to witness ever since the beginning of the Arab Spring and the chase of Freedom in the Arab World, was the awakening of people to finally… Continue reading →

I know what I did in Riyadh…

Published September 10, 2011 |

By Aya

Having lived in Riyadh for almost 9 years, the city has become a place where I feel coziness, peace, calmness and has definitely become one of the places I can easily call home no matter how big the urban changes the city is undergoing are.
For this past Eid Al Fitr short vacation, I had to go visit my parents in Saudi Arabia. I wasn’t excited much while booking my ticket as I would have preferred to be in Lebanon instead. Nevertheless, being in Riyadh at any point is never something to be regretted. Continue reading →

Black and White Cake Recipe

Published September 10, 2011 |

By Aya

Here’s the recipe for the Black and White cake mentioned here.

Ingredients:

- 1 Butter pack (250G)
- 2 Cups of sugar
- 4 eggs (Medium size)
- 2 Cups of flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 Cup of Yogurt
- 3 Tablespoons of raw cocoa Continue reading →

When Silence Doesn’t Speak Louder Than Words

Published May 22, 2011 |

By Aya

I have always been a fan of silence, following one of my own 10 commandments (or maybe more): “Speech is Silver, Silence is Golden”.
I have also always believed that my silence speaks louder than words, that it transcends reasoning… That silence is a statement by itself. And I have enjoyed it.
But there comes the time when words just struggle to get out… on behalf of myself and The Others as well. Continue reading →