Category Archives: Current affairs commentary

ISS vs ISIS ~ Worlds away

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Brigitte

The acronyms of ISS and ISIS get mixed up and interchanged in my mind when I am reading my newsfeed on Twitter. The two sets of letters are so similar yet what they represent can’t be more different. I was … Continue reading →

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Why #Dubai?

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Brigitte

Dubai, the largest city in the UAE, will be hosting World Expo 2020. I was rooting for Dubai since the campaign started. Why Dubai, you ask. Short answer: ‘Why not?’ Longer answer: keep reading… New York is the city that gives … Continue reading →

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A letter goes unheeded

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Brigitte

History lesson for today: Have you ever read this article on Palestine by Jordan’s King Abdullah 1882-1951 (the grandfather of King Hussein) published in the US in 1947 raising the alarm before the Nakba? Amazing reading. If only they listened … Continue reading →

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We’re not ready yet!

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Brigitte

I wrote this post in June when we were all worried we might lose Nelson Mandela. Now we did. Now we mourn him. When we are less sad, we will celebrate the life of a hero who taught this angry … Continue reading →

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Pizza in Space

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Brigitte

http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-funds-3d-pizza-printer-220300897.html Today I read the piece of news in the link above on twitter and it filled me with pride. I was proud of being human and of sharing the same planet with great people in the first world who … Continue reading →

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My voice counts

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Brigitte

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Today is Human Rights Day. 64 years ago, a drafting committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt finalized the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document that took two years … Continue reading →

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The scorched mailbox

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Brigitte

War does not determine who is right – only who is left. ~Bertrand Russell When you live in a war zone, and by chance you survive, you are destined to hold a piece of that war in your soul for the rest of your … Continue reading →

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Foggy sandstorm

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Brigitte

A number of consecutive sandstorms has hit the UAE recently. Low-lying fog filled with suspended sand and dust everywhere you look. I was driving back from Abu Dhabi when it hit. It made the memories flood back. The first time … Continue reading →

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A Lebanese Identity Crisis

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Brigitte

  Check out this new Lebanese TV ad (link below) promoting ‘Lebanese Brew’ beer.  I would love to meet whoever came up with the concept for this campaign and slap them.  What in Heaven’s name are they trying to encourage … Continue reading →

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It started on a Sunday

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Brigitte

“War doesn’t determine who’s right – only who’s left.” Bertrand Russell Our Lebanese hell officially opened its doors on a nice spring Sunday afternoon. On a day like today, 37 years ago. The date became a milestone repeated in many … Continue reading →

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