Archive for January 15, 2010

Lebanese can’t mock clerics

The Lebanese media council rules that Lebanese can’t mock Muslim and Christian clerics, priests, and ministers. Let the mocking begin. (thanks Ahmad)

Posted on January 15, 2010 by As'ad

Down with Firefox

Thanks to all those who urged me to leave Firefox for Google’s Chrome.

Posted on January 15, 2010 by As'ad

Audio of my talk at AUB

Here is an audio recording of my talk recorded by Marc.

Posted on January 15, 2010 by As'ad

NPR hearts Israeli racial profiling

Sarah sent me this:” I was listening to NPR this morning and NPR correspondent Deborah Amos sounded oh-so-enthusiastic about racial profiling. Here is the description of the interview at . The transcript isn’t yet up, but the audio is.Ben Gurion Inter…

Posted on January 15, 2010 by As'ad

On my talk

“On a different note, As’ad Abu-Khalil held a talk for an overcrowded Issam Fares Hall at AUB yesterday night, which he characteristically started by lambasting the AUB for 15 minutes, before going on to lambast every side in the Lebanese civil war a…

Posted on January 15, 2010 by As'ad

Val Pere Jacques School hearts Yitzhak Rabin

Layal sent me this message (I cite with her permission): ” Dear As`ad, أهلا بك في مسخ الوطن The conference was absolutely great, i’s dotted and t’s crossed. Thank You Doctor. You mentioned Yitzhak Rabin in your talk and asked the crowd …

Posted on January 15, 2010 by As'ad

From Israel: not in the New York Times

“Israeli police have arrested a suspected cult leader who is believed to have fathered dozens of children by as many as 30 women. He is being held on suspicion of rape, slavery and incest.” (thanks Olivia)PS I am told it ran in the Times.

Posted on January 15, 2010 by As'ad

Dahlan Discussion Board

Notice the Nazi–yes, Nazi–anti-Semitic trash on this official Dahlan discussion board. I am told that there is a report on my talk at AUB but I could not find it. It has been reported to me that the Dahlanist yelling in the Q & A after my talk …

Posted on January 15, 2010 by As'ad

Sick Lebanese obsession with ranking

This Lebanese website claims that a Lebanese woman was “selected” as the most beautiful woman in the world. I select the Lebanese as the worst fabricators in the world. (thanks Ramzi)

Posted on January 15, 2010 by As'ad