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Najib
Mar 23, 2019 02:29
March 21 is celebrated as Mother's Day in Lebanon but it's also World Down Syndrome day. For this sake, the Lebanese Down Syndrome Association released a powerful awareness video to shed light on this cause and raise awareness for better inclusive communities. The video wants people to drop the "Mongolian" term when referring to people with Down syndrome and shows them the difference between a Mongolian or Mongol and a Lebanese with Down syndrome. I…
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Najib
Mar 22, 2019 03:51
Georges was 22 when he was kidnapped as he was on his way to a business meeting in west Beirut on December 30, 1983. Marie looked for him everywhere but never found him. IMM AZIZ DIRAWI was enjoying breakfast with her four sons when militiamen barged into her home. Aziz, Ibrahim, Mansour and Ahmad, aged between 13 and 31 , were taken away. It was 1982, in the midst of the Lebanese civil war. Ms…
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