Mar 4, 2024 | Featured, Gender, Sexuality & Relationships
By Celine Zeineldine | Staff Writer The word “3a2belik” rings in my ears at every single wedding I attend. Among the shoes stabbing at my heels, the sprayed hair burning my eyes, and the cinched dress digging into my ribs, this word is the straw that broke the camel’s...
Feb 26, 2024 | Featured, Gender, Sexuality & Relationships
By Zachary Winstead | Staff Writer Is It just me or has anyone else noticed that since the events on October 7th, 2023, there has been a flood of Israeli profiles on dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr in Lebanon? Why is this? Lebanon does not allow...
Feb 21, 2024 | Featured, Gender, Sexuality & Relationships, Identity
By Maria Chirvanian | Staff Writer In an era of evolving dating customs and digital connections, the age-old question lingers: amidst the flux of modern romance and the sharp rise of feminism, is chivalry still the heartbeat of lasting love, or has it quietly faded...
Feb 8, 2024 | Gender, Sexuality & Relationships, Identity
By Nour Tormos | Staff Writer Judith Butler talked extensively about gender as performance; Simone de Beauvoir wrote about how one is not born a woman, but rather becomes one. Our experiences in embodying femininity and masculinity are defined by the repetition of...
Feb 7, 2024 | Gender, Sexuality & Relationships, Identity
By Maria Chirvanian | Staff WriterPriscilla Beaulieu Presley is such a popular name with such little knowledge about it. Priscilla was Elvis Presley’s wife, however, before 2023, what did we really know about her? Were we even interested enough to know? All we knew...
Feb 7, 2024 | Gender, Sexuality & Relationships, Identity
By Celine Zeineldine | Staff Writer Have you ever considered breaking up with someone with whom you were clearly not getting along but didn’t because you love them? If so, I can assure you that you are not alone. A lot of relationships are founded solely on love. But...
