I was eagerly hoping for the outbreak of the #Lebanese_Civil_War
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/i-was-eagerly-hoping-outbreak-lebanese-civil-war
I don’t know about you but I was not one of those who now claim that they were opposed to the Lebanese Civil War all along. That was not my story at all. I did not hold candle vigils and I never chanted for peace in my life. I never admired Gandhi. I was 15 when the war broke out back in 1975 (to the day). It was a Sunday and my parents were at a social event in Aynab in the mountains of #Lebanon. They came home reporting an eerie sense in the deserted streets of Beirut. The war that I was eagerly expecting finally broke out. read more