Exactly a month ago, I was in Paris with my friends. We meet there every year for our annual family reunion. But this year was different. Usually, it’s an opportunity for us to ask: ‘When are you heading back?’, ‘No way, we’re on the same flight!’, ‘Guys, we need to start booking; everything’s full.’ But… Read more

This morning, I woke up with a heavy heart. I can’t really grasp what is happening to us. I can’t admit that something is happening to us. As always, I calm myself by saying that everything seems worse from a distance, that it’s because I’m not in Lebanon that I am so scared. Because when… Read more

April 13, 2024: 49 years since the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War. (1975-1990). It’s ironic, isn’t it? 49 years, and where are we? It has been indeed 49 years since the beginning of the war. But since its end? 34 years? Did it ever truly end? No. Only, the situation calmed down for a… Read more

I am writing today in my most vulnerable state. My words may seem naïve or even hypocritical to some. However, it is truly what I feel. It has been almost two months since I last wrote. Not because I have nothing to say. And certainly not because I haven’t been outraged. Truth be told, I… Read more

Yesterday, I spoke with my uncle on the phone. I asked him how he was doing. He replied that he was doing as well as he could. We talked a bit, and in between jokes, he said to me: “You know, Inès, I blame myself. I blame myself because I feel like I deprived my… Read more

Today I woke up paralyzed by my anxiety. Today, a speech that could change everything. A speech that will determine the fate of my country and its people. I am indignant, of course. Because we are waiting, Like domesticated sheep Waiting for the opening of the enclosure to eat. I am indignant, of course. Because… Read more

Here’s the text from the provided images transcribed and organized: I don’t know how we got here.Today, I realize that I’ve never truly known peace. A few weeks ago, everything was ‘fine.’My family was planning a trip to London to visit us.I was already looking forward to going back for Christmas. ‘Everything was fine.’It’s all… Read more

October 17, 2023 Four years since the Lebanese revolution. As I pick up my pen and begin to write, only a few words come to mind: Revolt. Resistance. Persistence. To the Lebanese who are reading this: You know and understand these words. To the Arabs who are reading this: You know and understand these words.… Read more