As a writer, it’s always the hardest when you want to close a story.

Beirut and I have a complicated relationship. I love, admire, but also fear the city.

Come to think of it, most of Lebanon’s politicians would be up for an Oscar. I would feel safer with them in movies rather than in power. Ouch!

Life is unmanageable when you are stateless.

How can someone look back at a prison and call it home?

I have to find that silver lining around the dark cloud looming over all of us.

When things don’t go as planned in the journey to your destination, don’t give up. Defy defeat. Resist submission. Hold onto hope.

Refugees face appalling living conditions that are unsafe and unsanitary. But a refugee can endure all of this with inborn talents and learned skills.

Love seeks light, not darkness

My grandfather was the first to teach me not to be loyal to a political figure. “To agree is fine. To disagree is fine. To blindly follow, you will become like a sheep destined for the slaughterhouse,“ he would tell me.