Heba: Many obstacles, limited options.
Heba's father used to work in the Palestinian National Crescent, and in the early nineties he had three options: either to immigrate to Europe, or to stay here and obtain Lebanese citizenship, or to stay here while refusing citizenship. He chose to stay because he was attached to this land, but he refused the Lebanese nationality as a principle related to the Palestinian cause.
Jinane: Women fight for access to education
While looking at her old journal, Jinan realizes the improvement in her handwriting. She is also conscious that the letters and words are windows to the soul as well as to distant horizons. She believes they can transport you to places where the soul and the mind connect. The young woman suffers from reduced mobility resulting from cerebral palsy since birth.
Christelle: An actress in an ableist society
I was always invited to audition for acting in soap operas and films in Lebanon. However, once the directors noticed my leg and the device that I use, they would become evasive. I have one leg shorter than the other as I was born with a condition called “Limb Length Discrepancy”. Two years ago, I started suffering from osteoporosis, and became unable to use the device, thus, I started using a wheelchair.
Ruthless People
I live with my children and my husband, but I do not remember them. Our society considers a woman insane and without a personality if she suffers from amnesia. I have a clear memory going from my childhood to the day of my engagement, but I do not have any glimpses of all the events following that day.