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Young men subjectively banned from summer beach resorts
21-6-2017
The country is witnessing a new phenomenon with the start of summer, Al Akhbar daily reported. Some beach resorts in Lebanon have adopted a preemptive policy preventing the entry to its premises of any group of youth (males as compared to age group) on the pretext that “they could provoke troubles”, the newspaper wrote, noting that “to be a male no more designates strength or worth in a society which is still dominated by male chauvinism in many areas.” While sounding the opinion of a number of summer resorts, Al Akhbar noted many similarities. For example, Janna Sur Mer manager, Bashar Ghali, explained that the decision to bar entry of ‘men within a group’ is a precautionary measure to avoid any problems that might occur. “There is no absolute solid ground for their rejection. We are the ones to determine if a bunch of males can or cannot go in,” Ghali stated. For his part, Aqua Island owner, Abdallah Jurdi, pointed out that men alone are not allowed in the complex because “they provoke trouble, unless they were presentable and from a specific age group,” as he put it. On the subject, Al Akhbar spoke to the chief of syndicate of owners of beaches and resorts in Lebanon, Jean Beiruti, who did not deny these practices, noting that only 20% of resorts tend to apply them. “Such places might have their own privacy canons, like they could be family-only beaches,” he said, adding, that every institution has its own ‘made known’ policy in such that they do not surprise their visitors.” (Al Akhbar, June 20, 2017)
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