Beirut

It's been three years since the Beirut port blast killed more than 200 people, injured several thousand, and caused damages that are still visible to date.

The images are still vivid in my head... as in the heads of many of my fellow citizens!

How could they not be?

Beirut... I see that old man, smoking in front of his shop in the neighborhood. The street vendors rolling out at the red lights, when we have electricity. I see your sunsets, and your skies at night, especially beautiful with the blackouts… what can I say? With all your horrific scars and what’s going on, I cannot but love you, ya sett el dunia. We all do!

We are still yearning for justice, 6 months after the Beirut blast of 2020...

No.

This is not a review of the movie starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, and Tony Curtis.

It's about this secret fiber in my heart, itching to speak out loud. On the feelings I am experiencing and the uprise that got me closer to a people I previously felt little to no connection to...

Hardship. Perseverance. Resilience.

This is what the Lebanese people are facing daily...

Today's events are living proof. Read more to find out how.

ISBN 978-1-467-88929-2

Authorhouse, March 2012