{"id":60367,"date":"2020-07-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/60367\/heartbreaking-video-shows-reality-of-lebanons-brain-drain"},"modified":"2020-07-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T00:00:00","slug":"heartbreaking-video-shows-reality-of-lebanons-brain-drain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/60367\/heartbreaking-video-shows-reality-of-lebanons-brain-drain\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartbreaking Video Shows Reality Of Lebanon&#8217;s Brain Drain"},"content":{"rendered":"A video prepared by reporter Dima Sadek has shed light on the shocking brain drain that Lebanon is currently experiencing amid its overwhelming financial, economic, and political crisis.<br \/>  <br \/>  In the video, big names like beloved actor and director Aida Sabra and reporter Giselle Khoury are seen tearfully saying their goodbyes to our country. &#8220;I&#8217;m leaving because the company I work for closed down, and I don&#8217;t have a balcony to grow food on,&#8221; said one young man sarcastically.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#<\/a>.<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Restart?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Restart<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X45wVeTwu0\">pic.twitter.com\/X45wVeTwu0<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Dima  (@DimaSadek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DimaSadek\/status\/1281501629167140865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Countless people are leaving everything they have ever owned for a chance at a life where you can retrieve your paycheck from the bank, where electricity is not a rarity, and where you can have a chance at life. <br \/>  <br \/>  Are you planning on leaving Lebanon?<br \/>  <br \/>  More like this: <br \/>  <br \/>  <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/60203\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Heartbreaking Video: Lebanese Man Tells Security Forces &#8220;Shoot Us So We&#8217;d Die With Dignity&#8221;<\/a><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <b><i>Editorial Purpose:<\/b> We are sharing this piece of content to give a voice to our people and possibly mobilize change. <\/i>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video prepared by reporter Dima Sadek has shed light on the shocking brain drain that Lebanon is currently experiencing amid its overwhelming financial, economic, and political 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