Beirut 4th of August – I decided to stay and fight for this country

A portrait of Alexandra is posted on some construction hoarding in Beirut on July 12. Photo: Rafael Yghobzadeh / The globe and mail.
A portrait of Alexandra is posted on some construction hoarding in Beirut on July 12. Photo: Rafael Yghobzadeh / The globe and mail.

… Then we saw all these NGOs, all these Lebanese people working, rebuilding, making Lebanon a better place – and all these people who were sending us messages … saying, ‘Wow you guys are doing a great job, you’re giving us hope.’ Young Lebanese people saying: ‘I wanted to leave the country and then I saw what you’re doing, and I decided to stay and fight for this country.’ So once again we decided to stay. Read all the article at theglobeandmail.com by Mark Mackinnon.