One rule of thumb is to avoid anyone who has worked in other Arab countries, “where they treat maids like slaves,” the staffer said. The class card. read more
Some families are less nice/fair/trusting/whatever with their maids. The large majority is somewhere in the middle, where a maid is this permanent addition to the family, participating in family events, eating the same food albeit at a different table, especially when kids are involved. read more
This regulation targeting maids (or, as we call them in polite conversation, domestic workers) highlights one of Lebanon’s many social afflictions: the relegation of a substantial portion of the population to an inferior tier of existence. read more
In the republic of Lebanon life in general is cheap, but there are, of course, gradations of cheapness. For politicians and other regular high-profile assassination targets, the cheapness of their lives is a reflection of the disproportionate value with which they are endowed. read more