A displaced person in a school in Haret Sakhr (Kesrouan). (Credit: Suzanne Baaklini/L’Orient Today)
"We rushed out of our home when the bombings started, without our clothes, papers, medicine, or my equipment. And here we are, left with nothing at all." Amine Hijazi, 42, a paraplegic father of two girls aged two years and six months, fled the border village of Aitaroun (Bint Jbeil) to take refuge in Aramoun, in one of the centers managed by the Dar al-Aytam al-Islamiya organization, in the Mount Lebanon district of Aley. The small family arrived after 30 hours on the road, traveling in their car driven by Amine's wife.Amine was fortunate to bring his wheelchair with him, but he is far from the relative comfort of his home, which had been adapted for his disability. He also had to give up the small shop that supported his family. Like many disabled people, he now finds himself helpless, without his bearings or medication....
"We rushed out of our home when the bombings started, without our clothes, papers, medicine, or my equipment. And here we are, left with nothing at all." Amine Hijazi, 42, a paraplegic father of two girls aged two years and six months, fled the border village of Aitaroun (Bint Jbeil) to take refuge in Aramoun, in one of the centers managed by the Dar al-Aytam al-Islamiya organization, in the Mount Lebanon district of Aley. The small family arrived after 30 hours on the road, traveling in their car driven by Amine's wife.Amine was fortunate to bring his wheelchair with him, but he is far from the relative comfort of his home, which had been adapted for his disability. He also had to give up the small shop that supported his family. Like many disabled people, he now finds himself helpless, without his bearings or...
