Live from Lebanon

Long-time readers may perhaps be familiar with the blog NOW. which covers social and political issues in the Middle East. Co-founder Anthony Elghossain recently sent his readers (including me) an email blast highlighting some of the stories he has been working on. Anyone who is interested can check out his note, as well as the highlighted posts, below.

 Dear friends,

I hope this finds you well during these particularly troubling times.  Because many of you are busy with events in the Levant, or are being distracted by events in the Levant despite your efforts to 'Keep Calm and Keep A Job,' I'll keep it short and sweet.  For this month's, please see below:

• Syria:
• The Path to Policy? Syria's War and Washington's Drama (Atlantic Council MENASource, assessment of Obama's approach to Syria);
• The Devil's Advocate: Mr. Assad, call your cleric (NOW, engagement letter to Assad);
• 'Diaspora Diaries' (NOW): In sequence, this continue from 'Beirut Bug'...
• Back in Beirut: Luggage, parking, the scent of return (Funny, I hope)
• Survival of the Species: Diaspora Daddies, Beirut's women, and the 'pas mal' test (Funny, I hope. Easy ladies: the one on men comes out this month!)
• The Beirut Bombs: Dying and Dancing in the Eye of the Storm (Tragic/Necessary/Inevitable)

As always, your thoughts are most welcome... I hope to see you soon.

Best wishes,

- Anthony