Friday, June 15, 2012

Lebanon’s Beaches: Sand Castles for the Rich

Click here to access article by Rasha Abouzaki from Al Akhbar. 

I am posting this article to illustrate the kind of world we are descending into: a world where the best it has to offer is secured for the enjoyment of only the One Percent. 
Summer has arrived, and with it a rise in the entry fees to beach clubs. Lebanon’s coastline, which is publicly owned, is now the reserve of a wealthy few. Its patrons are increasingly restricted to those who can pay an exorbitant $30 just to park and enter.