At last, Lebanon is rising up against the sectarian system that keeps us divided
I’ve never been so torn in my life. My daughter needed me, but I wanted to join them desperately — not as a journalist but as a citizen. The protests started after the government tried to impose a tax on free WhatsApp calls. But they quickly grew into something larger — an uprising against a corrupt political and economic system only interested in keeping people divided.
I was glued to the TV, listening passionately to the crowd’s chants. I never thought a demonstration could change things, but this was different. Were they chanting “The president’s rule makes the country suffer hunger”?… Seguir leyendo »