IC web insights.A SERIES OF signed commentaries has become a weekly feature on the international website of Initiatives of Change. Writing after a visit to Lebanon, Indian academic and author, Rajmohan Gandhi Rajmohan Gandhi (1935, New Delhi, India) is a biographer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. His maternal grandfather was C.Rajagopalachari Rajaji, the first Indian Governor General of independent India and one of the foremost freedom fighters. , said how impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: he was by Beirut, which 'provides a most impressive demonstration of renewal. For 16 years until 1990, the city had witnessed a savage civil war (Christian vs Christian V, 1646–99, king of Denmark and Norway (1670–99), son and successor of Frederick III. His minister, Griffenfeld, who until his fall in 1676 dominated Christian's reign, made the monarchy absolute. Muslim, East Beirut vs West Beirut) that smashed into ruins vast areas of a once-proud city and forced business and people to flee flee v. fled , flee·ing, flees v.intr. 1. To run away, as from trouble or danger: fled from the house into the night. 2. . 'Today Beirut shines again. Block after block after block has been brilliantly recreated. Apparently Lebanese of every kind were involved in the renewal, including Muslims and Christians, Sunnis, Shias and the Druze, Maronites and the Orthodox. Arabs from outside Lebanon also helped. Surely Arab pride has been bolstered bol·ster n. A long narrow pillow or cushion. tr.v. bol·stered, bol·ster·ing, bol·sters 1. To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion. 2. by the creativity and boldness that said, "We will not use up all our energy in denouncing the enemies of Arabs. We will raise a new Beirut."' www.initiativesofcharge.org |
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