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Whispers (1980)
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The most beautiful mothers ls the one who waited her son The most beautiful mothers is the one who waited him The most beautiful mothers ls the one who waited her son The most beautiful mothers is the one who waited him And he returned He returned as a martyr She cried two tears and a flower She cried two tears and a flower And she didn't isolate herself in mourning clothes The war didn't end But he returned His rifle wilted And his hands unprejudiced The most beautiful mothers ls the one who waited her son The most beautiful mothers ls the one who waited him And he returned The most beautiful mothers Is the one that her eyes never sleep She remains watching a star hovering on a corpse In the dark ls the one who waited her son The most beautiful mother is the one who waited him The most beautiful mothers is the one who waited him And he returned He returned as a martyr She cried two tears and a flower She cried two tears and a flower In the name of God the Merciful, the all mighty the all mighty Praise be to God God of the universe The Merciful, the all mighty Owner the day of judgment Thee (alone) we worship Thee (alone) we ask for help Beirut became ruins By time ruins are beautiful But I will never get accustomed Beirut was ugly Maybe, But it was my city It was bad Maybe, But it was my city Historically many other cities were also destroyed I feel sorry but not as much as I feel sorry for my city How many times we said "Beirut needs to be burned" We repeated this many times But now ifs different Beirut is my city and someone destroyed it and every time I think of what happened I feel that I have the ability to kill Yesterday, I came back Every time I return I find that Beirut has changed time after time Every time I say may God bless those who stayed in Beirut God help those who left Nabil, was from those who stayed Nabil, who took me to Beirut streets Who took for me pictures At Hajj Dawoud caf And introduced me to Marcel Khalif e Nabil, who's going to Tyre, was born out of war Nabil and his friends became the children of war Who is Nabil? Or who is Abol Nobol"? And not Nabil Nabil is a group of multitude of noblemen Nabil the photographer Nabil the Don Juan Nabil the politic Nabil the gentleman Nabil the greedy Nabil the intruder , The sniper, the liar I don't know from where I should start From which Nabil I will start by Nabil the liar that was obliged to be a liar during the war We were obliged to lie Since it was a part from our job To lie to those who were sitting behind the trenches So they get closer to move forward with u concerning certain military and political necessities in order to give an accurate picture of war for the journal Under these circumstances one must lie to survive Maybe one must also lie to live as well As for Nabil the photographer who is working day and night To eat or buy a car To get married on clay to buy a suit for the holiday or to hang out with friends Now about Nabil the Don Juan he's a guy like any other He must have a relation with a girl To hang out and have money in his pocket One must visit hairdresser at least once per week or borrow a car Nabil is a modest man, calm Who speaks the right words at the right time Who is shy, no not shy but modest What is the war? What did I do during the war'? The truth is that as a photographer I was working with a newspaper I was supposed to follow the war and what was happening during it And through this door I entered the war I didn't want war from inside I know that war is bad I hear that war is bad I watch on television, in cinema that war is bad Many people die, I didn't want war I went and started to take pictures for the war What is war? I didn't know before People are fighting others are dying For example, I was walking with someone and suddenly a missile fell beside us He was only a meter away from me, I looked at him and he was on the ground bleeding At the beginning of the war I was lost What shall I do? Should I take a photo or save him? I started shouting for someone to help him I waited for someone to save him and then I took a photo Sometimes I was afraid and sometimes I wasn't I wasn't afraid no...yes I was What is death? I don't know Death is when you can no more see anything... this is death Death is that people forget you the next day... this is death Because they don't want to forget me I stayed alive And in order for them to say Abou I'Nobol" came Abou I'Nobol" left "Abou I'Nobol" come take for us a picture I think it is a psychological issue Like were in the war There were some people who refused to be pictured They preferred to stay away from the lens of the camera On the other hand others liked to be pictured Sometimes they came to the journal to ask for their pictures Asking me to enlarge it So they can show it to their mothers, fathers and friends Look this is me in the picture Most of them like to take their pictures with heavy weapons and not with the weapons that they were fighting with Not with Kalashnikov they used Those who used the Kalashnikov They put it aside and took pictures with Douchka or on a Tank " during the war, to show that he was driving a " tank they used these pictures after one would say take a picture for me before I die Maybe you will use it to sell it and get money Shit!! I will earn money from this picture'? One of them said to me, take me a photo and sell it when I die Do not die, fight! When you die we'll take care of that don: worry I saw many people who died But the ugliest scene was a child dying It was the only time that I could not take a picture I was staring at the child, I didn't not want to forget him There were some people fighting because it was a new idea One was a student, worker, labor other was an owner of a shop There is war Weapons, shooting and fighting They were excited by the war You were fighting Some didn't even know why they are fighting Others knew very well Something encouraging to visit Tyr more than any time before Bishop Khoury Bishop of Tyr I told Abou Ali that I was coming since a month and a half But I couldn: Yesterday I called What can you tell us about Tyr? Are people visiting it? People are coming back attached to their country more than before Despite everything that happened in this country You know that when Tyr was bombed last August The city was bombed as if you are sewing a piece of clothes As a result Dr. Ali Khalil from Tyr visited me He asked me: how many people stayed at their homes? I told him: I counted them they were not more than 17 And at the city they were overall around 100 But today about 60 % returned Others hesitate and wait for God's grace so they can rebuild their homes that were severely affected to fix one room of their home at least so they can live in it I hopefully expect that when they can fix one essential room to live in I think most of them will return, if not all I think that Lebanese specially people living in South Despite all the misfortunes Just like when the sun shines, you forget the rain Lebanese are like this They love their country and homes also are attached to it Despite all the obstacles and need they are still attached to their country We left Tyr What a beautiful sea at Tyr Its color today is the color of fear I have only been here two days ago I've heard so many opinions and I got lost Yes, lost When I left the airport I felt like I'm am a foreign What will happen to us? We will not stop leaving? Carrying our houses on our backs Like birds who got crazy From village to village From region to region houses are empty and they tell me: nobody cares and they say: no one is responsible A country, a nation is ending You think that what is ending must end? And what is born, must be born? This is the first time I see Bekaa winter We use to come at summer Bekaa meant the summer Baalbak festivals, Chtoura Cafs on the banks of Berdawni Raw Kebbeh, Arak and fried frogs Karicheh, yes karicheh (cream) and Labneh This is the first time at winter you think summer will come back? Mousse Freij l-Hawch Snaid I have never left my land I was born on this land Even when I was networking here in agriculture I returned after a week or 10 days To see my land and the plants In my opinion, the land is not a business Land is passion I can even tell that it is a love story The person who really feels independent in this world Is the one who works in the land It became a national duty for everyone who can produce whatever fruit, radishes or lettuce you said you've never left you land and that you was born in this house and even when you managed Casino de Liban" You came back to this land But now you are back How can I say it? You spend most of your time here You practically live here in the Bekaa In these circumstances that we live it now a day This is very important, right? Sure And I hope that others will follow my example because today I live in my house in my land that I always loved it I think that today I should prove for all those who have the ability to come to their land and take care of it and their plantations and everything that comes from the fertile land of Bekaa Of course we cannot forget this misfortune that we face from 5 years ago But we can say that the Lebanese Have had enough of vital energy To return back to their land even during the misfortune This vital energy is very important Absolutely, and we proved it in all fields Although I believe that today I am not an "adventurer" But I can participate a little I have always participated a little Lebanon must remain Lebanon Because God created it like this And that because Lebanese feel that it should not change Especially in this region Perhaps at a certain time, people became arrogant But now you can be sure that they are no longer arrogant I speak in the name of the majority, Muslim Shiite They want to preserve Lebanon even more than others In the city I proved that I am a city man But here I prove that I am a farmer son of a farmer and a small-farmer's son Hermel is so far When I was little Hermel was a kind of tale before the war, I remember I had friends they left Beirut and went to live in the Jurd People told them they were crazy me too I was surprised Today despite the borders that are increasing in Lebanon And distances are getting longer But people are getting closer from each other And the far Hermel is getting closer Hassan SAAB The village compared to our agriculture We use to plant wheat and barely Wheat was planted but apricots is better But now we planted apricot we cannot plant apple trees because We do not have good pesticides We went to the Syrian land and we looked for apricots but it did not work So we took from Nabi Othman, Al Ain, Jdeide and Bekaa It worked better we planted our lands and it began to reap Regarding water in the village We go to the Assi river Each man with his wife, he carries a pot and so does she Then they use donkeys to take it to the village We are like camels, we hold water on our backs while we are thirsty This land is a barren desert Government says that it is going to fix the water problem But it didn't We left our land and went to work in Beirut Now we left beirut and return to our villages We started to work and produce depending on ourselves We plant corn and barely, tomatoes and many kinds of vegetables Thank God ifs going well But we are suffering from the water issue The effects of war Thank God we are not sectarian we are Lebanese Our heritage is Lebanese and it is true that we are Arabs Our language is Arabic, we are of Arabian origin Frankly I will not love my aunt as much as I love my mother We were born in this country Lebanon Lebanon is for everyone not for certain people Not for Christians nor for Muslims We have the Lebanese identities that we kept it But we are not a part of any project Our children got homeless, others died For unnecessary wars, it was their destiny Some were killed and they were not even concerned in the war shooting became a joy to treat people like birds As if they did not exist What if one or two are killed? Those who kill have no more pity Neither Jesus nor Mouhammad asked to kill Neither the Koran nor the Bible, we believe in both How much? This is an addition All for the country, for the glory, for the flag From the beginning of centuries, our pencil and sword All for the country for the glory, for the flag From the beginning of centuries, our pencil and sword Oh my teacher The wolf came He came to eat us What shall we do? Oh my children Oh my beautiful children Stay where you are Listen to me Oh my teacher The wolf came That you talked about He eats meat My children don't get afraid He only eats the afraid children Are you afraid? Oh my teacher We are small We don't know how to defend our homes Oh my children Watch how I carry the rifle and how I fill it up Where is the wolf Oh my teacher Oh my children Where is the wolf? Where you are oh wolf? Michel Alouf 5 years of crisis but the hotel never closed We stayed here despite all the problems Specially working problems Tourism is 100% our revenues But as long as there is crises the are no tourism Anyway we are not leaving This is my country Where can I go? First I don't like to leave Because I like the sky here I like water I like the citadel I was born here, I live here I learned lot of things here I learned about life the sky and the sun are beautiful and temples it's hard but we continue it's hard because there is no work, it is logic The hotel has daily expenses If there is no clients or there is You should pay salaries, gasoline, electricity and raw materials We are going to stay here we have hope Maybe it will get better I am optimistic like all Lebanese We are optimistic because it must get better Everything indicates that it will get better In a year, in 10 years, but it will get better frankly, during the war I stayed in Beirut during the war I was exhausted my feelings, my thoughts every few weeks I started to love coming to Baalbeck it is a way to retrieve my memories and my childhood we see parents I felt that I have new feelings like nostalgia for the family It seems that I lost this feeling from a long time Now when I come to Baalbeck I feel comfort between my parents I remember school time and childhood I see my school friends I really feel good It helps you in your an? No doubt It helps sometimes times on the other hand there are things that makes me feel sad You return to Baalbeck, you are from Baalbeck But you draw and live in Beirut Honestly, I've lived in Baalbeck, I'm here I think that I swallowed The spirit of Baalbeck, nature, its rituals, its seasons I was an impressionable child always surrounded by nature forests, valleys, mountains, trees During the war, I drew people isolated by their selves and sanctuary solitary Praying return to loneliness, isolation, Sufism and fear rejecting today's life return to oneself and searching for a dialogue with it through one or two people meeting on one point Rafic CHARAF Baalbeck Maya, come here People always tell you that you're pretty? Yes, they all say that I am and I'm pretty God has made me pretty yes I am pretty what shall I do? I am very pretty my face is pretty I'm fully pretty the prettiest in thing in me is my eyes that's all my mouth, nose, ears, forehead and everything. And my hair I would like to be a doctor I do not like to be an actress, I do not like dancing Uncle Rafic is beautiful and talented Talented as a painter, he is the best Five years of war Who knows when it will end? Whenever we see the light somebody comes and turn it off 5 years Some are dead, others lost their children Some are homeless others lost their homes some left, others gone mad 5 years of war what we changed during the war We listen to each other talking about the war and we say no problem and everything is going well suddenly, there is war and everyone closes on himself and the world then ignites, everything was fine who is lying? I miss Beirut nights and days AI Borj square, the fish market European market, Our Lady of Nourieh Newspaper sellers and when the bridge was a bridge I miss the voices of my friends I miss the days when we could quarrel And then reconcile Quarrel was nice because we had the liberty to reconcile I miss watching children throwing stones on each other I miss Marjeyoun and it's Labneh I miss going to the Cedars and after a while arrive to Zahle Then go back to Sawfar And on my way I change my mind Then pass through Barouk Down to Damour If I like to eat fish I continue my way to Tyr Lebanon was like a fist We toured it in one clay and a night It was our home Henri Pharaon Lebanon is a symbol that depends on its economy Which is very important to us I know about the conflicts you have faced I'm looking at the port and my heart grows How do you explain your success? Lady Nadia port as you have said The port is essential to the life of a country So we considered we should do all what we can do even at the risk of our lives as the men port To open the port and keep it active The reasons that led us to open the port are economic, financial and social Regarding the economic and Finance you know that a great part of the country resources are from the port of Beirut On the other hand, the closure of the port encourage smuggling that increase the prices So from an economic point of view it is a vitality issue On the other side of the point from the social view 15,000 people work in port And the majority of them are daily workers So if they do not work simply they will not survive if they do not work they do not eat the majority of these workers are from South so their problem is doubled Being in Beirut and not work Frankly, men port are many They risked their lives for the duty under these circumstances Nations pass through hard times We've been through these hard times maybe it was harder than others Despite all these difficulties we had a duty to perform The men of the port completely performed their jobs They were not employees and workers They were soldiers and the port a front The Association for the protection and improvement the Arab horse race Not only to run horses but also to give people the chance to meet together in brotherhood and coexistence which is the reason of our existence and dignity Today I can say that this coexistence I's necessary, not like before but more than before since the circumstances are difficult so we need Congratulations Every Lebanese need the unity of Lebanon wants one heart for Lebanon Beirut wants Neither East nor West Fouad ChOUCAIR Sinn El Fil Today we started working Like all Lebanese factories Our problems were the migrating workers we were forced to hire new teams and modernize equipment because the market's demands have changed because we stopped working for 2 and a half years during which new machines were designed It was difficult because we needed the factory to be independent We just need more income to provide the factory with new equipment Due to the crisis in Lebanon in the Lebanese market There is less money at the market We were forced to deal with external markets African and European We continue working because it is a national duty And since we live in this country so it is our responsibility we must support Foad SANYOURA Central Bank The banking sector was prepared to play a major role As a main financial position in the Arab world What helped was the presence of a good standard of infrastructure, services and transport In addition to the presence of skilled and qualified human resources All this has paved the way To rate an increasing role in the region And plays a great role in transferring the Arab treasury to investments Whether in Arab countries or abroad This situation prevailed before the war So with the start of the events the bank sector could get out and establish new branches in the Lebanese regions to serve the people and the Lebanese economy In addition, the Central Bank tried to face emigration a large number of Lebanese left to work abroad it tried to ensure modern services to serve the Lebanese working in Europe or Arab countries It is true that many banks have profits in recent years But most of these profits are hypothetical and can only work if debtors pay their debts War leaves its effects for long time after it ends The banking sector was affected by this even though it doesn't seem like that The results are related to motive, development and growth of the economic sector in Lebanon in general We can ask him we We have the opportunity to ask the question we want If the computer is programmed to reply We need to ask certain questions If it have the information then we ask it questions and it answers for each question However, if it is programmed in this meaning Gaby JALKH Future House Nakkach Since the early days of the war We wondered how we can serve Lebanon after the war Concerning the future of Lebanon of its people and of us At the begging it was very difficult to get all the equipment needed And having the qualified people in order to originate this center to serve Lebanon and of course at the same time to benefit for ourselves At first it was really hard but we succeeded because we have in Lebanon qualified people to revive the economy and to develop information in Lebanon and create a new way of thinking and reach international levels Either computer science or other in other fields When you look at him you must have seemed to say something Look at me Stay as you are You, sit down That is good The training that you are watching is preparing the new program of Caracalla troupe The end of the Ottoman Tango The war was terrible it terrified us when we approached But we were not scared to changing our nature as Lebanese it is in the nature of Lebanese to always take initiatives and have individual activities it is from characteristics and nature of members in this group members of Caracalla troupe with their passion for art this what made the group to continue its training during the war This studio has been three times in reconstruction then we worked on rebuild and then escape It was renovated for three times That's Lebanon This group has done its best to give a beautiful image Of Lebanon values and Lebanese talent at the same time we will indirectly serve Lebanon after all the disasters it was gone through This is what we feel in our hearts every artist shines best in his country We have a great desire that the situation allows us to perform in front of the Lebanese audience Despite our successfully abroad we have this anxiety to perform in front of Lebanese audience we shined abroad in front of international audience I think it's phenomenal for Lebanon Particularly, for the world of dance which didn't exist before this phenomenon Probably because we were forced To work more war made us work more sacrifice more and give more to cover everything that happened because we realized that the image of Lebanon was shake abroad We began to have the sense of challenge we had to prove ourselves with our lebanese education and culture Lebanon is crazy, yes and may be it is strength Salim DIAB Beirut The problems that the country had that forced people to change their lifestyle and their way of working We were forced as an enterprise to take provisional and take the decision that makes us work in a better way and made us think that instead of having offices and houses to use the garden These gardens which we could no longer sit in it as before So we use it for business So we transformed the garden outside the house to offices in two months we had two new offices and showrooms to display our building materials Behind the house there was a garden that we also changed it to depository It is a difficult choice for someone to transfer his house and comfort into business but we were forced Our social life has changed a lot and that made us feel concern about our life in Lebanon The experience proved to be an experience of tolerance The ability to tolerate exist And the Lebanese ability to tolerate is not found in any other people We tolerate more than other people and I think till now, we are still tolerating Where we can reach? I don't think that anyone can answer this question How much can we also tolerate? No one knows Lost, no But confused I'd like to work more in Lebanon I'd like to stay more time in Lebanon I'd like to feel that I am benefiting from my time at Lebanon Unfortunately this is not the case I feel that I can give to Lebanon feel that this country needs people who can work and people who trust Lebanon Neiri EL CHAMI Choueifat Everything can be used How much this road will cost? The total cost? Yes It does not make sense, if it is not done it does not make sense So let us plan now and postpone the execution He studied the case why it does not work? In fact, when someone feels he will lose something expensive He begin to appreciate more I was not in Lebanon during the war and I felt how much I am attached to it not only to Lebanon but also I returned to my roots in Choueifat I felt it was my duty not only what Lebanon gives me but I also had a duty towards it I realized that in the municipality I could give the best of what I have Applying the law is not easy, there are lot of irregularities happening these days in the current situation sometimes it is necessary to accept an abnormal situation in Choueifat We are trying continuously to convince, to talk that the advantage of every citizen is to understand the law and obey it Khaled SAAB It took seven years to finish this humble but significant accomplishment for the continuity of normal life in Lebanon and to be an example and a model For many Lebanese to encouraged them to rebuild this country Lebanon as we all know is the lung of the Arab world The only place where Arab can breathe We had a slogan from one week conference was held for Ministers of Arab Social Affairs Their logo was "Every Arabian has two houses" one at his country and another in Lebanon This is one of the things that encouraged us to continue Because this is the natural place of Lebanon. Mounir ABOU HAI DAR War times were very difficult for business in Beirut Especially for a company as TMA that is global Who works in Tokyo, New York and around the world And Beirut is a station for maintenance and loading The difficulty lay in the fact to keep drivers and mechanics And everything in Beirut working While there was fighting, shooting and kidnapping It was the most difficult time we passed through the worst problems to solve Today we are in a position of waiting We spent 3 years fighting to keep the company standing The company must progress, but progress Does not come without rest (peace) and a strong economy and the country with the presence of the government will be strong and capable If we do not progress quickly others will precede us so we need rest (peace) for good progress instead of waiting to see what will happen We are in a waiting state But we find that we will wait for a longtime So we will then take action to progress without waiting for the security to get back quickly One of our biggest problems is the Lebanese immigrant brains who have been educated and trained went to other Arab countries Those with university degrees and were trained for 6 or 7 years and leaving they at least 20 or 30 or 40 It will be difficult for us in our work For all industries TMA is a Lebanese company in Lebanon and it will remain in Lebanon TMA will continue to work hardly It will remain among the best Lebanon will remain and TMA also Ghazi MROUEH I lived the war here At the end I had enough Morally and materially I can no more tolerate I decided to travel and I received a job offer in Gulf countries I went enthusiastic I wanted to make money and change my life But it did not work I felt I had two lives I lived there and here then I decided to return When I returned to Beirut I thought that things had calmed down Asked about one of my friends I was told that he was dead but nobody confess how Nobody told me why I was very disturbed many other things also I dreamed of war In addition, my friend decided to travel then I had to go and I could no longer travel I do not want to leave anymore Since I am unemployed and I cannot find So it is getting more and more difficult but I decided to stay anyway I want to stay here, I have friends I feel that Beirut is empty There is still war My friend is dead my friend has traveled or want to travel Today I am 26 years old The war began on 75 I was 21 years old 5 years of my life passed 5 years I have not seen anything 5 years have passed I do not know how If I want to find out what I have done, nothing at night all Lebanese looks like each other perhaps because fear increases overnight All night the streets are empty and celebrations begin And partygoers are actors who want to forget The Saturday Night fever which is in the world Exist in Beirut every night Fever of getting old, fever of running after life If only for a moment The fever of fear of losing time The fever fear of tomorrow They are all beautiful every girl is a butterfly Each young man is a prince The generation that grew up in the bombs The generation of those who do not know how tomorrow will be The generation that has inheritance the war The generation that must not love him but we love Every girl is a butterfly every young man is a prince Hassan DAKROUB Put it behind the Nahar International put it behind the "Ousbou AI Arabi" behind Al Hayat I sell newspapers from more than 13 years That's how I live And despite the crisis I kept selling newspapers That's how I lived, I have nothing else I love reading, I like politics I do not have any other work than to sell newspapers and magazines I did this job to read and live at the same time I am optimistic because it is my country I believe one day things will return normal We are optimistic Lebanese and workers When this is over we'll rebuild Better than before We Lebanese are like the Phoenician bird rising from the ashes I searched for Mr. Mikhael But I was told that he had traveled I thought Mr. Mikhael will be the last person to leave But he has to support his family Lebanon is rebuild but it needs more hands Many have left to send money to their families and they do it because otheerwise who knows what would have happened everywhere in the world you can find Lebanese working One day they will return because the Lebanese don't live only with money Adnan KASSAR Sibline The work is being done in the rain And this is an evidence of the strength of the economy This is one example among many of projects at this time Whether in the field of trade or industry even in the banking sector So thank God the economy is doing well despite the war Through these five years economy remained strong whenever the crisis stopped the export and projects worked I think we've prove-n the economy was strong So we can say that we are working on many projects But of course the political situation and the security Prevent us from producing as much as we wanted All this makes us confident and gives us the strength and certainty that one day the country will pass over all that So all this makes us confident and will return even better and stronger E I-Khalil Beyrouth We were in Nigeria for 11 years, I worked there it's been two years since we think to get back to Beirut and start a business Why to go back to Lebanon? Why salmon returns to its birthplace when he wants to give birth he returns to the place where he was born Why pigeons cross miles to return home why? Lebanon is my country I have lived here and I have been raised here I ate from its vegetables I was warmed by its sun I swam in its water The war has made me feel that I am Lebanese It made me feel the necessity to unite with other Lebanese to deal with this wave war made me feel that there is Lebanon Perhaps that is in Nigeria 11 years knew that Lebanon was there or I go there on vacation But I never really thought of coming back because there was no danger, but now there is danger Lebanese fought and spread all over the world Now it is their duty to return and think that Lebanon is for them If they are not in Lebanon there will be no Lebanon Khaled ITANI We are now in the hall of Broadway cinema in the Hamra This is not an adventure this is our country and we are committed We have always been pioneers Lebanon went through many crisis but we remain pioneers ll did not like the movies I don't think I would make any activity 10 to 15 hours per day between movies and cinemas We must continue to build, there are people who build and others who destroy Ziad RAHBANI As much as people would like to believe that it can tell so many stories In fact this is true but most of these stories are difficult to solve because the crisis is not really over Taking a problem to solve at all levels If you want to be realistic He realizes that there are still lot of taboo things Telling it like it is actually very difficult There is a state of armed chaos a state of non-democracy Unlike those who think there is freedom It is a freedom due to chaos and not constructive freedom I don: believe any party accepts the truth They could react violently to what we would tell them Honestly, there-Es a state of confusion that we're all going through I don't exactly know how things are happening anymore A while ago, when the war was taking place There was more clarity than the times, wa-z-'re going through now Nowadays, you feel that all the positions of the parties May change at any time That is why it is so difficult to manage current changes I see no future Ziad sees no future Yes I dream or I dreamed That suddenly became an adventurer in Lebanon An adventurer whose imagination is large and his magic is strong A crazy adventurer who mixed all cards Players no longer knows how to play He then took the opportunity to kidnapped Lebanon and saved us all I stayed in Beirut because the university was still opening and there are those who want to learn It was one of the reasons but not the only because I wanted to live in Beirut despite everything that happened I do not like to hear what would happen after I don't regret Khalil EL KHOURY We are going from the old section to the new one that we build We started building in 75 then stopped 2 years and we take now to build we have around 200 workers 200 workers We are working on export mainly with Arab countries We have a new market, the European market We export, especially to Germany We export the goods and our relations are growing and we hope to export to France To export to Europe to Germany for example Our production costs less expensive than theirs, This is due to the fact that labor here is cheaper the developed countries do not have this privilege This is how a market has been created Where we are strong We are competitive people we can match our prices We hope to export 60% of our production to Europe We have one problem is to ensure the adequate number of workers Convince them not to leave and bring back those who have left Some of the workers returned from Australia And they came back we had a show for 2 years An international exhibition in Cologne exclusively for offices Some were surprised to see a Lebanese stand with a Lebanese flag They thought in Europe that Lebanon no longer exist We had a hard time explaining to them that we still exist they said your country does not burn? We replied: we are still standing! Lebanon is so crazy and maybe it exploded of its craziness Its craziness will save it A country that was condemned and yet still living A country with half its people and yet still alive A country of walls and streets and yet still alive This country is crazy because it will not die Because it still knows to laugh Lebanon is crazy! This war that started by something and ended with something else Others war that is happening inside everyone and we all know yet, we are always lost and tired Lebanon is crazy Khalil ABOU HAMAD The profession that was the most affected is the lawyer profession Why? Because the Justice Palace was paralyzed And everything that has to do with judicial works Lawyers have had to adapt to these new situations So many lawyers were obliged to treat the new situation We managed in several ways For example: concerning the Justice Palace we applied arbitration to resolve conflicts On the other hand the paralysis of the Justice Palace encouraged Parties of the conflict to reconcile where possible, of course But it encourages reconciliations Concerning inner conflicts Concerning external conflicts The lawyers had to adapt these changes Some have left Lebanon Our culture in Lebanon was a major factor allowing these lawyers to get used to the external circumstances The spread of these lawyers worldwide followed the businessmen spread lawyers have therefore followed the company and Lebanese companies My beliefs and my experience in this subject made me trust my theory that Lebanese businessmen and companies are with retaining their position in Lebanon and exiling their business had a positive impact on the Lebanese economy Because it showed the potential of Lebanese businessman I see continuous progress in Lebanon We should not be afraid of it progress is very natural Lebanon is like other countries is able to move forward and progress with new deal The individual faces cases and there are no acquired cases worldwide It is true, there are no acquired cases Did we learn that? 5 years, we all tried to adapt with the situation I'm afraid that we get used I am afraid that we forget I fear we forget the 70,000 people who died If no more Ruined villages and burned lands disfigured faces, homeless Families who said that the Lebanese have short memories I'm afraid we forget Adnan SAOUD Ain El Mreiseh I am 46 years old I have been on the sea since 43 years I opened my eyes on the sea I practiced it as a hobby then it became my profession Like my father before me, I always practice Ain El Mreiseh, my home I like it because it is quiet everything is natural What prompted me to sail for this profession is my love for nature because everything in nature is taken from the sea Anyone who has not seen Lebanon from sea, did not see beauty of life No matter how many countries they visited The view from Lebanon to the sea is a rare picture Especially at night In summer you see the moon and the mountains flicker their lights you can see every corner every mountain and everything is absolutely magnificent It is difficult to express you passion in words Lebanon is like a fisherman because when a fisherman goes to sea he faces the water, wind, to rain etc. And when he comes home he thank God for being alive Lebanon is similar Beirut is like this Everyone shares his pad equally Beirut is for everyone She takes us towards her Nobody tries to take it towards him Haitham HAD AD I studied architecture at the American University of Beirut I love music I play with a band in AUB I love this painting why, I chose architecture And that's how I spend my time in music, all the time It bothers me to play music outside when there is war But sometimes I think that the music helping people get out of bad mood celebrations at the schools is a good thing they must not think that we don't care for war Absolutely this is wrong because we are helping against war Not long ago a film was Apocalypse Now I loved it was very strong It had bothered me that I had recalled the war But it was very violent It proved to me that the war has no meaning it is not necessary to get results Before the war there was a club scouts for school Obviously the war stopped it Two years ago, the IC school near my university asked some of us to revive the club We then called some students now there are many scouts They play, sing do many things There but the most important for Scouts is the camp But we cannot do anything now This country Lebanon The country people, climate and nature There is everything in Lebanon Haitham love music it protected him from war Music is a force against war this is what he says and what his friends also say young people who live in island in Beirut, inside the fear Piano, guitar, violin to cover the sounds of war I wonder where Nabil might be perhaps he is filming a military parade and Ghazi, has he found work? Did he receive a letter of his beloved? What did Ziad do in his play? How will be the songs of Marcelle? I leave tomorrow and I will miss I will miss The Mediterranean Bank To all Lebanese working silently Lebanon will stay With Nadia Tueni Caroline AI Mohtar |
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