Fasting: Tips to Managing your Diet this Lent

Fasting options, like choices of 'deals' or specials on a menu.

"It’s the first day of Christian fasting (aka Lent) here in Lebanon, and most people are confused about how this could affect their overall health. So I got a good straight to the point newsletter from Sohi Wa Sarih Clinics and elaborated on it a bit. You can actually check their website and apply to get their healthy weekly newsletter as well.

Now there are mainly 4 types of fasting that can be applied separately or together, depending on your own preference:
• Fasting until 12 pm
• Deprivation of food(s) you like
• Abstinence from meat for the whole fasting season
• Deprivation of all types of animal products, including meats, dairy products and eggs"

I seriously long to be more glamorous. Why, if I had my way, I might wear this every day.

Treat your sartorial senses!

Highlights of rights denied to women in Saudi. Whether the women of KSA are happy with things this way is another debate all together; however this is the status quo for now which is being cited this Women's Day by those inside and especially those outside to highlight the gaps and bridges in women's status in the Kingdom.

1- Saudi Arabia still applying " The guardian law" on adult women. This law prevents women from getting marriage, work,travel,..etc without the agreement of a male guardian from her family even if he was younger and less educated. In lots of cases, sons become the guardian of their mothers.

A history lesson on Libya: If this sounds yawn inducing to some of you, bear in mind Kabob's wise words: The only way to understand the current events in Libya and the return of the “Senussi Kingdom of Libya” flag is to start from the beginning of the Senussi rule of Libya’s three regions.

Take a breath and enlighten your MENA faculties!

"I am so glad the Bahriani monarchy came to its' senses and released Ali, a father of 3, after months of unjustified imprisonment."


"God Bless Arab Bloggers!" (Hear, hear!- Blogs Roundup)

While Lebanon's abuzz with protest and a flurry of activists making some (peaceful) noise...But the media is not interested.

Lebanon is going crazy with life, events, protests, opinions and spotlights, but the Lebanese media broadcast prefer more talking about who-visited-who this morning, how some politician promoted more hatred and sectarian divide, as well more reminders of the despicable shatters of our representing political class.

Check out the YouTube video below for a reference to how alive Lebanon has been this week, in scenes from the airport.