Tag Archives: Politics

Urgent message to Arabs: Invest in education and scientific research

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Brigitte

Image credit:  www.francescatosarelli.com Image credit: wvegter.hivemind.net I was looking for this article published by Hassan Hassan in Abu Dhabi’s English newspaper ‘The National’ in 2012 and have just found it again.  Hassan’s article is a response to a similar one published in … 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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