Postings on Web logs or online journals range from daily rants at Israeli aggression against Lebanon to reminiscent memories about Beirut's once vibrant night life or to personal poems documenting the horror felt during Israeli air strikes.

"I felt besieged, my movement was completely hampered, I enjoyed breaking the siege and having the freedom to write and having space to reach out to people and not feel as isolated," said 37-year-old Rasha Salti, an independent curator and freelance writer, told Reuters on Thursday.

Salti moved to Beirut from New York on July 11, a day before Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers which sparked war.

She said her postings appeal to people who want to know more about the everyday aspect of living in a country surrounded by war as opposed to media coverage which generally focuses on the breaking news developments.

"The media look for the breaking news obviously. They look for the stories, but when they find a story, they don't find an ordinary story, one that appeals. I write about the mundane, the everyday," Salti said, whose postings can be seen at www.electroniclebanon.com.

News source: Reuters