Monthly Archives: July 2011

Tweetup Against Sexual Harassment in Lebanon

Written by mike. Posted on July 12, 2011. Filed under Campaigns & Case Studies, For Participants, News. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
Nasawiya's Salwa character
In conjunction with Nasawiya, the Beirut-based women’s advocacy group, SMEXbeirut and MADskills are organizing a Tweetup to raise awareness about sexual harassment in Lebanon. The event will take place Monday, July 18th, from 7 to 9 pm at Tawlet restaurant in Beirut. We invite all who wish to combat sexual harassment in Lebanon to join us [...]

Broadband in Lebanon: No Longer a “Pipe” Dream?

Written by mike. Posted on July 8, 2011. Filed under Campaigns & Case Studies, Communities, For Press, News, Reports, Stories. Tagged , , , , , , , , . 5 Comments.
Lebanon’s woefully inadequate Internet connectivity has long been a subject of national frustration, but a recent announcement by the Lebanese Telecommunications Ministry has given Lebanese Internet users some cause for optimism. The Ministry announced on Tuesday that the IMEWE (India-Middle East-Western Europe) submarine cable, which has been operational since 2009, has finally been activated, opening [...]

Lebanon Tweets, Too

Written by mike. Posted on July 8, 2011. Filed under Arabization, News, Stories. Tagged , , , . No comments.
In response to our last blog post about Forbes Middle East‘s list of the top 100 Arab Twitter presences, we thought we’d share the Twitter Grader ranking of Lebanon’s highest graded tweeters, brought to our attention by @williamchoukrei in a recent tweet. Lebanon was conspicuously absent from Forbes’ top 100 list, despite having one of the largest [...]