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Social Networking Regulations: Protection or Censorship?
Social Networking Regulations: Protection or Censorship?
This article first appeared on May 18, 2023 on CNN Business Arabic in Arabic (link)
Gino Raidy
May 24, 2023
Ghosts of Beirut: Imad Mughnieh’s Rise and Fall
Ghosts of Beirut: Imad Mughnieh’s Rise and Fall
I was fortunate enough to attend an early viewing of one of the episodes from the captivating limited series, “Ghosts of Beirut,” courtesy…
Gino Raidy
May 18, 2023
Sarde After Dinner 100 Episodes Later
Sarde After Dinner 100 Episodes Later
Sarde had me hooked from the get-go, and let me tell you, it’s not just because Mouin and I go way back, or the fact that Medea has been in…
Gino Raidy
Mar 28, 2023
Instagram Was Taking a Toll
Instagram Was Taking a Toll
I’m cutting down on it
Gino Raidy
Dec 2, 2022
Change MPs Should Resign After 6 Dismal Months in Office
Change MPs Should Resign After 6 Dismal Months in Office
I didn’t want to write this piece.
Gino Raidy
Oct 23, 2022
Atheist and Arab with Pamela Ghanem
Atheist and Arab with Pamela Ghanem
In the run-up to the 2022 Lebanese parliamentary elections, I started a 15-episode podcast series where I tried to showcase candidates I…
Gino Raidy
Sep 22, 2022
Hezbollah Tries to Pass Off $500 AliExpress Robot as Their Tech
Hezbollah Tries to Pass Off $500 AliExpress Robot as Their Tech
You’re hanging out with friends, and one of you is wearing an Adidas hoodie. The iconic trefoil logo has an extra knot though. A…
Gino Raidy
Sep 20, 2022
MBA or Master’s? Find out with QS in Dubai on Sep 17
MBA or Master’s? Find out with QS in Dubai on Sep 17
Over the years, I’ve teamed up with QS International for their fantastic graduate studies events in Lebanon, the UAE and Egypt. This time…
Gino Raidy
Sep 7, 2022
The Problem with Lebanon’s Self-Proclaimed Left
The Problem with Lebanon’s Self-Proclaimed Left
To cut to the chase, it’s their obsession with the 2005-era March 14 vs March 8 alliance. Those of you too young back then or unfamiliar…
Gino Raidy
Aug 6, 2022
Here’s Why It’s Time to Focus on the Upcoming Municipality Elections
Here’s Why It’s Time to Focus on the Upcoming Municipality Elections
After an astounding performance in the parliamentary elections for change-makers, it’s time to actually govern
Gino Raidy
Aug 2, 2022
Maximalist Activism in Lebanon Has Started to Hurt the Cause
Maximalist Activism in Lebanon Has Started to Hurt the Cause
6 months away from October 17, 2019’s third anniversary, it’s time to reconsider some things
Gino Raidy
Jul 22, 2022
SHAMALUNA in North 3 Endorsement
SHAMALUNA in North 3 Endorsement
As promised, I am starting my endorsements of electoral lists across Lebanon this week with a little over 30 days left till the elections.
Gino Raidy
Apr 14, 2022
Interviews with Candidates in Lebanese Elections 2022 (CONSTANT UPDATES)
Interviews with Candidates in Lebanese Elections 2022 (CONSTANT UPDATES)
I am excited to share with you that I am planning on publishing three episodes per week up until May 15, 2022 when voters in Lebanon head…
Gino Raidy
Apr 13, 2022
Rani Jarkas: China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Lebanon
Rani Jarkas: China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Lebanon
In 2013, the Chinese Government adopted the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI is an ambitious project to revive the ancient Silk Road…
Gino Raidy
Apr 11, 2022
How JRR Tolkien Brought Me Hope When I Could Find None in Lebanon
How JRR Tolkien Brought Me Hope When I Could Find None in Lebanon
Like many young Lebanese men and women, I’ve found myself in a pretty dark place more times than I’d like to admit the past few years…
Gino Raidy
Apr 1, 2022
11 Painful Numbers to Keep in Mind Before You Vote This May
11 Painful Numbers to Keep in Mind Before You Vote This May
I think that since October 2019, or even as far back as 2015, we’ve made all the possible arguments against Lebanon’s ruling elite that…
Gino Raidy
Mar 31, 2022
A Third of Lebanese Voters Still Not Sold on 2022 Elections
A Third of Lebanese Voters Still Not Sold on 2022 Elections
A recent report by German think tank Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) found that 34.8% of prospective Lebanese voters do not plan to vote in…
Gino Raidy
Mar 28, 2022
The Risks of Cryptocurrencies with Rani Jarkas
The Risks of Cryptocurrencies with Rani Jarkas
It’s almost impossible to ignore the rise of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum these days. It also feels like we are seeing new…
Gino Raidy
Jan 29, 2022
7 Reasons You Might Want a Masters Degree
7 Reasons You Might Want a Masters Degree
QS International in Egypt, Lebanon and the UAE this February
Gino Raidy
Jan 26, 2022
Marwan Habib, After Escaping Justice in Lebanon, Arrested in Miami for Assaulting a Woman
Marwan Habib, After Escaping Justice in Lebanon, Arrested in Miami for Assaulting a Woman
Earlier this week, Marwan Habib, the alleged serial rapist and harasser, was arrested in Miami after assaulting a woman in a hotel on…
Gino Raidy
Jan 8, 2022
The Lebanese Army Fires Back at Hezbollah Militants (Video)
The Lebanese Army Fires Back at Hezbollah Militants (Video)
What a whirlwind few days for the Iranian-commanded militant group, Hezbollah.
Gino Raidy
Oct 16, 2021
Lebanon’s Fucked. But There’s Still a Drop of Hope If…
Lebanon’s Fucked. But There’s Still a Drop of Hope If…
It’s been a while fam. I’ve been trying to get the pieces of my life back together after it was thrown into a million broken, hopeless…
Gino Raidy
Oct 10, 2021
The Lebanese Common Identity Question
The Lebanese Common Identity Question
The constantly accelerating collapse socially, economically and politically in Lebanon has everyone stumped, incredulous and worst of all…
Gino Raidy
Jul 7, 2021
8 Hilarious Facts about Gebran Bassil’s “Magazine Cover”
8 Hilarious Facts about Gebran Bassil’s “Magazine Cover”
Let’s be completely honest here, when I saw the now-discontinued MS Paint style “cover” photo of Gebran Bassil being blasted fromthe…
Gino Raidy
Jul 5, 2021
BOYCOTT BASSIL: 9 Batroun Businesses to AVOID (Part 1)
BOYCOTT BASSIL: 9 Batroun Businesses to AVOID (Part 1)
Reasoning
Gino Raidy
Jun 21, 2021
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