Mariam, a young Syrian housewife and mother of three, was born in Al-Rakka in Syria on July 14, 1989. She played in the streets and neighborhoods of her hometown, grew up into a young woman, and got married. In 2012, as the Syrian crisis escalated and the Islamic State occupied her city, Mariam was forced […]
Mohamad was born in 1989 in Halab in Syria, to Issa and Turkiya Al-Hammoud. He had eight sisters and three brothers. He was married to Ibrissam Al-Ali and they had three children, Hadil (7), Wissam (4), and Issa (1.5). Abou Wissam was a young, thin, but healthy young man. He was a god-fearing, religious person
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In the house of Martyr Jawad Chaya, everything speaks volumes about the 31-year old who enlisted with the Lebanese Army, following his father’s request, after he had made up his mind to travel looking for a better future. In Badghan – Aley, Jawad was born to Ajwad and Afaf Chaya. He was an only son,
Jack was born in Mar Mikhael, and went to the Armenian Djemaran School in Antelias. He was smart and witty, and always achieved great school results with little effort. He spoke four different languages, Arabic, English, French and Armenian. He studied Business Marketing at the American University of Science and Technology (AUST), and worked as
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In the middle of the bloody Lebanese civil war, Cyril Kanaan was born in Achrafieh, on May 31, 1989. In fear for her children’s safety, Cyril’s mother moved with him and his brother to France. A year and a half later, they returned to Lebanon, and Cyril started school at International College (IC). After his
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Melvine Khoury, a Lebanese lady born in 1989, is a media personality who works for the Maronite Archidiocese of Beirut. At the time of the explosion on August 4, 2020, Melvine was home, and she sustained multiple injuries to her face; she underwent multiple surgeries, and still needs additional interventions. Moreover, her left eye was
