Tag Archives: people

Souhati

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Ymn

This is a birthday letter. A simple “Happy Birthday ” won’t do. I know you have thought many times of keeping your date of birth undisclosed, because I think about it every year, then I change my mind. This bitter … Continue reading →

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اللّيل يا ليلى

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Ymn

Those eyes that always danced with pride at my sight were shut for good today, that warm  voice that always greeted, those words that always seemed right and that happy tone despite all, were all forced to silence once and … Continue reading →

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The way I see it…

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Ymn

An 87 year old woman, waiting on the balcony for her daughter and her granddaughter to take a taxi home simply because it’s getting dark. That’s my grandma. That’s motherly love. A young man out with his mum, two nieces … Continue reading →

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الحُب ليسَ روايةً شرقيةْ بختامها يتزوّج الأبطَال

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Ymn

I only saw her in the happy times of my life. As a child, she would take me to her house when I visited my aunt who lived in the same building, and would let me play with a wide … Continue reading →

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سارة تلبس الحجاب

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ymn

لم استطع اليوم سوى أن أعود بالذاكرة 11 عاما” إلى الوراء، يوم أخذت قرار ارتداء الحجاب أنا وأختي فرح. بتشجيع من والدة سارة ودعم نفسي ومادي ومعنوي، قررنا الاقدام على الموضوع الذي كان تحدّيا” كبيرا” آنذاك خاصّة وأن والدتي لم … Continue reading →

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Joyce Liauw A Joe

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Ymn

For quite some time she was just a name to me and a couple of photographs. A Surinamese once married to a Lebanese living in the Netherlands who came to Tripoli with the UN back in the 1980s and worked … Continue reading →

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طرابلس مدينة للحياة

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Ymn

مسلّحين؟ طبعاً لا. بل مدجّجين بالأسلحة! وكلّ ما يظهر للعيان هو هدف محتمل. كنّا قد عقدنا العزم على التجمّع أمام مبنى البلديّة منذ التّاسعة صباحاً، لا لإسقاطها بل للانطلاق من أمامها ليبدأ المشوار. تدريجيّاً، غصّ الرّصيف بالرّفاق الّذين بدوا متحمّسين … Continue reading →

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Abou Arteen

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Ymn

If you had lived in Azmi street in the late seventies – early eighties, you can’t possibly not know Abou Arteen. He was one of the most respectful figures in the neighborhood who knew everyone living there with their relatives … Continue reading →

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