Something Rotten in Lebanon: Decaying Meats Sold to Restaurants, Hotels

If you've ever been out and about in Lebanon, it is likely you may have unwittingly sampled some unsavory product or another. It seems that the there have been several crackdowns of warehouses that store rotten meats and products ready to be sold to your favorite restaurant or hotel.

"I strongly believe the authorities should close down all concerned restaurants and run a thorough investigation before people get poisoned. Whomever is buying those products definitely knows that they are rotten."

Jadaliyaa highlight the interview done by Democracy Now! with the late Anthony Shadid's wife, Nada Bakri.

"In this Democracy Now! interview, Nada Bakri, the widow of Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony Shadid, speaks about her husband’s passion for covering the Middle East and his posthumous memoir."

Showing a mercy rarely shown in the Arab world, Tajikistan had a heart and went back on their decision to ban Facebook. We're sure everybody updated their status about it.

"After blocking the social network for about a week, Tajik authorities have gone back on the decision and opened up access to Facebook once again, AFP reports."

"Some 100 Arab and Jewish students held opposing demonstrations on Wednesday at Haifa University as Arab students gathered to mark the newly christened “Kaffiyah Day.” A scuffle between the two groups was avoided only after campus security guards intervened. A similar protest was also held at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem."