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Time for the weekly roundup, 5 links for today:

• Guest Post by Khaled Itani : Living Habit Number 5 – How to improve your understanding of people and situations?
  Identity Chef
• High-priority salutation
  Maya’s Amalgam
  
• اردتموها حرباً، فلتكن حرباً
  Hummus Nation
  
• kibot/SUPPORTINGCAUSE
  the adventures of kibot
  
• Park your own car, avoid giving it to a Valet
  Independence ’05

See you next week!

Happy new year people! 😀 May your new year be blessed with peace, love and joy!

The 2010 will take off on +961 with a new episode of the weekly link roundup, and straight to the links!

• التوقعات الفلكية لسنة ٢٠١٠ – خاص بوكالة الأنباء الرسمية
  Hummus Nation
  The 2010 forecast from the Hummus Nation official news agency!
• New Year options!
  Maya’s Amalgam
  The election season is back?!
• Lebanon
  The modern dictator
  What is wrong with Lebanon
• kibot/NEWYEAR
  the adventures of kibot
  Kibot wishing us a happy new year in his own usual special way
• PHOTOS: MAKE YOUR OWN COOKIE!
  Fun(d) Raising
  Photos from “Make your own cookies” event at Jbeil.

Posts that were part of the Kolena Leila initiative:

• The Lebanese Laila : 5 Lessons in Marketing & Personal Branding
  Identity Chef
  
• a recipe for disaster: when women’s rights and rights in general part ways
  B-side Beirut
• ليلى يلّي منعرفها ماشي حالا بالمبدأ، يس في كتير لأ
  Lilo .: not so personal :.
• I’m never good enough #KolenaLaila
  lebanese nightS
• Quid Pro Quo
  Maya’s Amalgam
• بلادٌ تغتال الحب
  خربشات بيروتية

See you next week!

Here’s the last link roundup in 2009 holding 6 new links. The Lebanese blogosphere was less active this week, probably due to the holidays.

• 10 tips to be in the Christmas Spirit
  Independence ’05
  Christmas was 3 days ago I know, but still this is fun to read.
• Ma ahlaha
  Viola’
  Nadine Feghali’s first children book illustration.
• *Spoiler Warning* Sherlock Holmes
  BAZELLA W RIZ
  Lukewarm’s own view of “Sherlock Holmes” the movie!
• Hopenhagen Failahapen
  Independence ’05
  Liliane writes about the failure of the climate change conference in Copenhagen.
• Lebfunraising Event
  Jo’s Box
  The first photos from the Fun(d) Raising event today at Edde Yard with COOKI3MAN & Maya Zankoul.
• I can feel it coming…
  Maya’s Amalgam
  How to tell it is the Christmas season in Lebanon? Maya has an answer.

See you in 2010’s first roundup! 🙂

Ok I’m one day late, but it’s ok, better late than never! Here are our links for this week.

• EVENT: Make Your Own Cookies!
  Fun(d) Raising
  An event in collaboration with the Cooki3Man, Anissa Helou, and Edde Yard. The purpose is to collect money and buy toys for the less fortunate kids.
• between rights and capital: bank accounts for minors
  B-Side Beirut
  Ms. Tee about the right that was newly given for the Lebanese women to open a bank account for their minor children.
• Ceci n’est pas un Christmas ad.
  Beirut NTSC
  Tarek Chemaly about a Christmas ad by City Mall.
• Hair Salon opens up in ABC toilets
  Blogging Beirut
  A weird encounter in ABC toilets!
• A33izza2una, Sayyidatuna, Sadattuna
  Mashrou3 Leila
  MAshrou3 Leila’s latest news, including the release of their first album.
• Guest Post: Maya Zankoul
  My Different Christmas
  Maya Zankoul’s guest post at Tante Lucie’s blog “My Different Christmas”.
• فرع جديد لنهر الليطاني في بيروت وضواحيها
  Hummus Nation
  According to the Hummus Nation official news agency, a new branch for the Litani river was just open during the last week floods in Beirut!

Stay tuned for next week 😉

It’s Sunday! Time for another link roundup, and this week I’ve got 8 links for you.

• Flights of Fancy
  Qifa Nabki
  Through a very nice collaboration with Maya Zankoul, Qifa Nabki tells us about the possible uses of the MIG-29 when they arrive from Russia.
• Fi2o Action for Environment
  Discover Your Lebanon
  Hervé Piglowski introduces to us the “Fi2o” movement to save the environment in Lebanon. (French)
• All Lebanese should go through the driver’s test again
  Independence ’05
  Liliane explaining the REAL use of hazard lights in cars, and calling all the Lebanese driver to re-apply for a driving license!
• Taxi?
  Maya’s Amalgam
  A message from Maya to the Lebanese Taxi drivers.
• 5 Reasons to Live Tweet
  Identity Chef
  Why should we Live Tweet? From a marketer point of view.
• Mox the translator in Lebanon
  Welcome to my delirium
  Check the idea that Delirious suggested to the author of a comic strips blog about a young translator called Mox.
• Imagining my trip to Beirut
  Zina’s ups & downs
  Funny thought from Zina about her trip to Lebanon.
• Rain
  Sietske in Beiroet
  Another page from Sietske’s diary, this time about her experience with the heavy rain on Saturday.

See you next week!

Time for the second weekly link roundup, and this week I’ve got 5 new links for you.

• U.S. Approves Massive Arms Shipment to Lebanon
  Qifa Nabki
  Yet another post fron The Qnion, Lebanon’s Finest News Source.
• Beirut Marathon!
  BAZILLA W RIZ
  I know the Beirut Marathon is already over, but this could be useful for possible upcoming sports events!
• Special Delivery
  Beirut Drive-By Shooting
  Sarcasm over a diapers billboard.
• Maxime Chaya – Steep Dreams
  Maya’s Amalgam
  Maya Zankoul tells us about Maxime Chaaya’s book, and describes her experience when she met him.
• New HSBC Printed Ads – An appeal to the universal human experience
  Identity Chef
  Darine telling us about a beautiful ad from HSBC bank.

See you next week!

The “Lebanese blogosphere weekly link roundup” is a new series of posts that will show on each Sunday containing a collection of links as a summary of the most interesting posts across the Lebanese blogosphere. The chosen posts will be of course up to 7 days old.

And now, right on to the first links set!

• Trip to Tripoli
  Sietske-In Beiroet
  Sietske visits Tripoli’s crusader castle and get back with some nice photos.
• Clichés of Hamra
  Le Coeur à Droite
  One of my favorite Lebanese photo blogs, the author brings us very nice photos from different areas of Lebanon This week it was from Hamra.
• Pre- & Post-CCF exhibition photos
  Maya’s Amalgam
  Photos from the preparation & organization of Maya Zankoul’s Exhibition at the Centre Culturel Français.
• Mashrou3 Leila on Aramram
  Mashrou3 Leila
  Live performance by Mashrou3 Leila
• Lebanon’s position on climate change: no position
  Green Resistance
  I wish my teachers had blogs like the author of this Green Resistance.
• Bulldozing Ancient Ruins in Downtown Beirut
  Blogging Beirut
  I thought Solidere’s mission was to re-develop the central district of Beirut!

That was everything for today, see you next week!