she is jumana haddad, cultural editor of lebanon's biggest newspaper, "al nahar." >> yesterday i hadopened just because i dared say that girls are allowed sexuality just like boys. we pretend to be a democracy. this is kafta with yogurt sauce and cranberries. >> fried. stuffed grape leaves. >> yes. tabbouleh. the famous tabbouleh. >> the fact that lebanon and beirut works at all. all of these religious groups, this is a fully functioning more or less by world standards. >> fully functioning. >> yeah, this is a -- >> we don't have a president. it's going to be a year now that we are without one. >> it's sort of awesome. >> don't you think that the main reason behind you seeing this as thrilling, exciting place to live in is that you're a visitor and not someone who actually lives here? >> am i wrong to love this place? >> you're not wrong to love it. i love living on the tip of a volcano, but there has to be some point where i can breathe and relax. i don't want to seem like i'm only criticizing because i really also as much as i hate this place, i love it as well. and i know that it'