Sri Lankan maids: banned from the swimming pools of Lebanon. It is official: I have had that confirmed yesterday; I have heard about that "unwritten" law before, but I can now confirm to you that all, ALL, swimming pools in Lebanon ban Sri Lankan maids from the pools. In fact, if one maid is seen dipping even her feet in the water, the lifeguard is notified. There were cases were kids ran away when a maid "dared" to feel the water. The demonstration that was planned in front of the UN building in downtown Beirut in support of the Palestinians has been postponed. A larger one is being planned. I shall notify you. Here, is the information about my talk tomorrow (Wednesday at 6:30PM Beirut time) in Masrah Al-Madinah. I think that New TV will tape it.