For the love of Lebanon, William turned down every job opportunity to work abroad, and preferred to return to his home country to live with his parents; he was also planning to get engaged to his Ukrainian girlfriend Anna who became, thanks to him, as fond of Lebanon as he was. William was born to […]
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Youssef was born in Amchit, in 1933. He is the eldest son of Poet Abdallah Youssef Lahoud and Yousra Wadih Lahoud. He grew up with his sister Iris, in a home where culture, literature, and creative thinking, were food for spirit. Youssef was extremely competent on the professional level, he was also a keen
Zeid Mayta was too kind to be true. He was never tempted by money, or materialistic gain, and he was light years away from egotism and arrogance. He was good spirited and always ready to serve people of his home town Bar Elias. He had a deep connection with land, soil and farming. He transformed
Ziad was born in Beirut, he grew up with five siblings. He studied hospitality techniques in a vocational institute, and trained in one of Lebanon’s most prestigious hotels. Ziad was caring, good looking, fun, and in love with life. He had beautiful green eyes. He was spontaneous, sociable, respectful, impulsive, and extremely helpful. Ziad was
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Zoulbab (14) is the son of Sajid Ali, a Pakistani worker living in Lebanon. At school, he was a bright student who worked hard to achieve excellent results. Despite his young age, Zoulbab had big dreams; he wanted to become a professional basketball player, and thus trained at Michel El-Murr Sports Complex. Sajid left Pakistan
Joseph El-Ghafari, Lebanese, born in 1964, had his right leg amputated following the explosion at the port of Beirut. He still suffers from an untreated shoulder fracture, and he cannot afford the high treatment costs. watch video
Walid Nahas, a Lebanese painter born in 1937, he sustained an eye injury and lost his eyesight in the August 4 explosion in the port of Beirut while he was in front of his home in Noueiri in Beirut. He is currently unemployed, and he is undergoing long-term treatment. watch video
Out of respect for the wishes of the victim’s families, these pages will remain bright, but we insist to keep their places for them, hoping that these pages will be filled by their stories one day.
Mahmoud was born in 1966, in Bourj Hammoud; his family moved between multiple homes during the Lebanese civil war. He attended boarding school in Mansourieh, before they finally settled in Marelias, and he transferred to a mainstream secondary school. He used to go with his uncle after school to work at the Port of Beirut.
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Mahmoud was born in Akkar in 1998; he started working at seventeen. He built a life for himself, got married, and became a father of two. Mahmoud experienced life’s hardships at an early age, yet, he was responsible and mature. He was a good husband, and a great father. He worked at a restaurant in
