{"id":30474,"date":"2014-01-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/30474\/things-we-wish-for-lebanon-in-2014"},"modified":"2023-08-11T03:23:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T03:23:48","slug":"things-we-wish-for-lebanon-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/30474\/things-we-wish-for-lebanon-in-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Things We Wish for Lebanon in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"In the spirit of solidarity and togetherness, we\u2019ve scoured the streets to ask people this one question: what gift do you wish for Lebanon in 2014.<br \/>  <br \/>  We chose Hamra as our starting point, and decided to ask, in particular, elderly men to answer this question because let\u2019s face it \u2013 there is nothing on earth cuter than jiddos.<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>3\u2019Ammo Ousamma: Khadarji: Vegetable Shop Owner<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30474-4.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cPeace. Does the Lebanese nation need anything else?\u201d<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>3\u2019Ammo Abu Brahim: Stationary Store Owner<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30474-3-187x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cSome would say peace, but, for me, it is about God blessing the freezing children and helping them return to their homes. May God bless all people.&#8221;<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>3\u2019Ammo Mohammed: Patisserie Owner<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30474-187x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cPatriotism: the love of the Lebanese for one another.\u201d<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>3\u2019Ammo Brahim: Butcher<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30474-2-187x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cI would give them the gift of understanding \u2013 they should understand what it is this society wants, and come together to work on it. The Lebanese people are divided, and far away from one another; with a gift of understanding, this would change.\u201d<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>3\u2019Ammo Louai<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30474-1-187x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cThe gift of security \u2013 it is all we need; we are in a constant state of insecurity, always worried and always scared.\u201d<br \/>       <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"250\" data-id=\"446813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30474-187x250.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-446813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30474-187x250.png 187w, 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