On June 6, 2015, Engineers Jad Samaha and Rita Atallah tied the knot and shared their eternal promise, to be there for each other, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do them apart. Two years later, they welcomed their firstborn Michael. […]
Jamal was born in Bangladesh in 1993, to a poor, yet very loving, family. He grew up with three brothers and a sister. Although he went to school in his home country, he didn’t have the chance to pursue his education. When faced with the choice of staying in his country or leaving, he chose
Jean Frederic, or Freddy as he was called by his family and loved ones, spent most of his childhood between Achrafieh and Horch Tabet, and attended Collège Sacré Coeur – Frères Gemmayze. At eleven years old, Jean Frederic traveled to Belgium where he attended school, but his father insisted he attends high school in Lebanon,
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Jean was born in 1945 to Said and Fahima Kawbali. He grew up in Mar Mikhael with four sisters and a brother. He earned a degree in electronics and communications engineering in Lebanon, and traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for work. He worked hard for a few years abroad, but came back to
In a family of three children, Iyad Zayd El-Amine grew up in the village of Souwanneh – South Lebanon. He graduated with a Civil Engineering degree from the American University of Beirut. Iyad (55) was a successful businessman. He loved nature, and was fond of animals, despite his buzzing career. He was full of hope,
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Jacques was born to a deeply religious family, he had seven brothers and sisters. He was a troublesome child, yet, he turned into an extremely peaceful young man. He was passionate about learning, and earned seven masters’ degrees in Engineering. He wrote theater plays and hymns, and sang with his wife in church. Jacques was
Jad was born in Achrafieh, he grew up with a sister, Dania. Although the family is initially from Sarba – Ftouh Kesserwan, they chose Beirut as their permanent residence. As a child, Jad was calm, nice and polite. His character did not change much growing up, on the contrary, he developed additional qualities. He was
Isaac, the first child of Australian parents Sarah Copland and Craig Oehlers was born in New York in 2018, where his mother was working for the United Nations. His family moved to Lebanon in August 2019, after Sarah was appointed to the ESCWA- Beirut Office. Isaac was extremely intelligent. From the time he was born,
33-year old Issa was born to a modest family in Homos, in Syria. He had a passion for learning, culture, and literature. He majored in English literature in Syria, then traveled to China to earn his degree in naval engineering. He came back to his home country, and worked in different Syrian ports. Prior to
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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